Theodore Roosevelt Dalton
| Theodore Roosevelt Dalton | |
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| Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
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In office August 13, 1959 – October 12, 1976 |
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| Nominated by | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | John Paul, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Glen M. Williams |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 21st district |
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In office February 1944 – July 21, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Harvey B. Apperson |
| Succeeded by | James C. Turk |
| Personal details | |
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Theodore Roosevelt Dalton June 3, 1901 Carroll, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1989 (aged 88) Radford, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Lou Turner |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary |
Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" Dalton (June 3, 1901 – October 30, 1989) was an American lawyer, judge and politician known as "Ted" and as Virginia's "Mr. Republican".
Ted Dalton was born in Carroll County, Virginia to parents Currell Dalton (November 4, 1866 – November 29, 1919) and Loduska Vernon Martin (December 10, 1869 – 1920). His wife, Mary Turner, died September 1988. Dalton's grandmother Clarissa Goad Dalton (August 18, 1841 – February 28, 1907) was related to Dexter Goad (November 5, 1867 – July 1, 1939), the Republican clerk of court in Carroll County at the time of the courthouse shootings following the conviction of Floyd Allen in March 1912.
Dalton's nephew, John Nichols Dalton, whom he had adopted as his son, was elected as a Republican as Governor of Virginia in 1977. Their next-door neighbor in Radford was Charlotte Giesen, who became the first Republican woman elected to the House of Delegates in 1957.
Dalton pursued both his undergraduate and law studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, receiving an A.B. in 1924 and an LL.B. in 1926.
In 1968, Judge Dalton was selected as an honorary member of the Order of the Coif of the law school of Washington and Lee University. Judge Dalton also received an honorary doctorate of laws degree from the College of William & Mary in 1972.
A collection of Dalton's papers is housed at William & Mary's Earl Gregg Swem Library.
Dalton practiced law for over 33 years in Radford, Virginia, beginning in 1926. His law partners included Richard Poff, and in later years both Poff and Dalton were mentioned as potential nominees to the Supreme Court of the United States. Dalton also worked with James C. Turk, who like Dalton later became a federal judge.
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