Lynton Yates Ballentine
12th North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
In office 1949 – July 19, 1964
Governor	W. Kerr Scott William B. Umstead Luther H. Hodges Terry Sanford
Preceded by	David S. Coltrane
Succeeded by	James Allen Graham
20th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office January 4, 1945 – January 6, 1949
Governor	R. Gregg Cherry
Preceded by	Reginald L. Harris
Succeeded by	Hoyt Patrick Taylor
Member of the North Carolina Senate Thirteenth Senatorial District[1]
In office 1937[1]–1943[2]
Member of the Wake County, N.C. Board of Commissioners[1]
In office 1926[1]–1934[1]
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1899 Varina, North Carolina
Died	July 19, 1964 (aged 65) White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic[1]
Alma mater	Wake Forest College, B.A., (Political Economy) 1921.
Nickname	Stag

Lynton Yates Ballentine (April 6, 1899 – July 19, 1964) was a North Carolina politician who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1945 to 1949 and as the 12th North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture from 1949 until his death on July 19, 1964.

Early life

Ballentine, also known by the nickname "Stag", was born on April 6, 1899, to James Erastus and Lillian (Yates) Ballentine on a farm in Varina, North Carolina.^[1]

Education

Ballentine attended Oakwood and Cardenas Elementary Schools and from 1913–1917 Holly Springs High School.^[1] In 1921 Ballentine received his B.A. in Political Economy from Wake Forest College.^[1][2]

Early political career

After graduating from Wake Forest College, Ballentine returned home to help operate the family dairy farm. Ballentine was active in the North Carolina Democratic Party, and was elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners and to the North Carolina Senate before seeking statewide office.^[1]

Death

Ballentine died on July 19, 1964, of coronary thrombosis, coronary atherosclerosis in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.^[3]