Ron Aldridge (politician)

Ron Aldridge
Official portrait of Aldridge, 1984
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
January 3, 1984 – January 5, 1988
Preceded byJohn H. Stennis
Succeeded byJ. Kane Ditto
Personal details
Born
Ronald Hugh Aldridge

(1950-10-31) October 31, 1950 (age 74)
Winona, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBeth Buckley
ResidenceJackson, Mississippi
EducationUniversity of Mississippi
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1975–1997
RankMajor
UnitMS Army National Guard
U.S. Army Reserve

Ronald Hugh Aldridge (born October 31, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served one term in the Mississippi House of Representatives. In 1987, he lost his bid for reelection to Democrat J. Kane Ditto. He served as Mississippi state director of the National Federation of Independent Business from 1989 to 1992 and from 1998 to 2020.[1]

His parents were John E. Aldridge (1912-2007), who represented Montgomery County in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature between 1940 and 1952, and his wife, Jean Butt Aldridge (1918-2007), who served on the State Board of Ladies' Staffs of three Governors of Mississippi: Ross Barnett, Paul Johnson Jr., and William Waller.[2][3][4] His paternal grandfather, Charles Hendrix Aldridge (1876-1954), served in the Mississippi House of Representatives (also representing Montgomery County) from 1924 to 1932.[5][6][2]

  1. ^ "Ron Aldridge Elected To Woodmen of the World Board of Directors". June 1, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary of John Aldridge Sr". Clarion-Ledger. 2007-04-25. p. 14. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. ^ "Jean B. Aldridge obituary 1". Clarion-Ledger. 2008-01-27. p. 150. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  4. ^ "Jean Aldridge Obituary 2". Clarion-Ledger. 2008-01-27. p. 151. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  5. ^ "Obituary for C. H. Aldridge". The Winona Times. 1954-01-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  6. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 298–299.