About Joseph W. Alton
Lived 1919 – 2013 (aged 94). Joseph W. Alton was an American politician.
Joseph W. Alton Jr. (January 18, 1919 – March 29, 2013) was an American politician and a Republican. He represented Anne Arundel County in the Maryland Senate from 1963 to February 1, 1965.
Early life Joseph Walter Alton Jr. was born in Annapolis, Maryland on January 18, 1919, to Joseph W. Alton, the county sheriff. He graduated from Annapolis High School.
Career Alton served as Deputy Sheriff of Anne Arundel County from 1947 to 1951. After his father's death in 1950, Alton became the next Sheriff of Anne Arundel County, serving from 1950 to 1962.
Alton then served as the first County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland from February 1, 1965, to 1974.
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American politician
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Joseph W. Alton was born on 18 January 1919 in Annapolis.
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Joseph W. Alton died on 29 March 2013 in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Joseph W. Alton was a politician.
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