Robert Locke Ralston (1860-1926) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Coahoma County, from 1916 to 1920.
Robert L. Ralston | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Coahoma County district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Mayor of Coahoma, Mississippi | |
| In office January 27, 1898 – 1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1860 Smyrna, TN |
| Died | April 3, 1926 (aged 66) Memphis, TN |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography edit
Robert Locke Ralston was born in Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee, on February 12, 1860.[1] He was the son of Robert Lock Ralston and Mary M. (Stephens) Ralston.[1] The junior Robert was a farmer and a planter.[1] He married Mary Elizabeth Shaw in 1891.[1] On January 27, 1898, he was appointed the mayor of Coahoma, Mississippi, a position in which he served for 16 years.[1][2] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat to represent Coahoma County in November 1915, for the 1916–1920 term.[1] Ralston died in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1926.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Mississippi Department of Archives and History (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 848–849.
- ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 24.
- ^ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS5P-C3J : 23 February 2021), Robert Locke Ralston, 3 Apr 1926; Death, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
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