Clyde Middleton (January 30, 1928 - July 12, 2019) was an American politician in the state of

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. He served in the

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as a Republican from 1967 to 1987. On June 15, 1972, Middleton was one of 11 Republican senators that voted against Kentucky's ratification of the

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1928 births 2019 deaths Republican Party Kentucky state senators 20th-century members of the Kentucky General Assembly {{Kentucky-politician-stub