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| name=Albert Martin "Al" Bolton​, Sr.

| name= Albert Martin “Al” Bolton​, Sr.

(Louisiana pioneering television and radio meteorologist;

(Louisiana pioneering television and radio meteorologist)

| birth_date =October 24, 1925​

| birth_date = October 24, 1925​

| birth_place=[[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], USA​

| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]], USA​

| death_date=April 2, 2014 (aged 88)​

| death_date = April 2, 2014 (aged 88)​

| death_place =[[Shreveport]], Louisiana​

| death_place = [[Shreveport]], Louisiana​

| death_cause=Complications from a fall​<br>

| death_cause = Complications from a fall​<br>

'''Resting_place''':<br>

'''Resting_place''':<br>

Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport​

Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport​

| religion=[[Southern Baptist]] ​

| religion = [[Southern Baptist]] ​

| residence=Shreveport, Louisiana​

| residence = Shreveport, Louisiana​

| spouse=Sandra Walker "Sandy" Bolton (married 1960-2010, her death)<br>

| spouse = Sandra Walker "Sandy" Bolton (married 1960–2010, her death)

| children = Albert Bolton, Jr.<br>​Amanda Jane Bolton<br>​Ryan Walker Bolton​

Albert Bolton, Jr.<br>​

| relations = Rosecoe Conkling Bolton (father)<br> Merle Martin Bolton (mother)<br>George Washington Bolton (grandfather)<br>​James W. Bolton (uncle)<br>​Albert Bolton (namesake uncle)<br>​[[Robert H. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>​[[James  C. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>​Roscoe A. Bolton (brother)

Amanda Jane Bolton<br>​

| alma_mater = Bolton High School (Alexandria)​<br>[[Tulane University]]<br>​[[Louisiana College]]​

Ryan Walker Bolton​<br>

| allegiance = [[United States]]

'''Parents''':<br>

| branch = [[United States Navy]]

Roscoe Conkling and Merle Martin Bolton​<br>

| serviceyears = 1942 to 1945<br>1950–1953

| battles=[[World War II]] in the Pacific Theater of Operations (''USS Hunt''); [[Korean War]]​ (''USS Rendova)

Bolton High School (Alexandria)​

| awards=World War II Victory Medal<br>Two Battle Stars in Korea

[[Tulane University]]<br>​

}}

| relatives=George Washington Bolton (grandfather)<br>​

James W. Bolton (uncle)<br>​

Albert Bolton (namesake uncle)<br>​

[[Robert H. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>​

[[James  C. Bolton]] (cousin)<br>​

Roscoe A. Bolton (brother)​}}

|allegiance=[[United States]]

|branch=[[United States Navy]]

|serviceyears=1942 to 1945<br>

|battles=[[World War II]] in the Pacific Theater of Operations (''USS Hunt''); [[Korean War]]​ (''USS Rendova)

|awards=World War II Victory Medal<br>

Two Battle Stars in Korea}}

'''Albert Martin Bolton, Sr.''', known as '''Al Bolton''' (October 24, 1925 &ndash; April 2, 2014), was for forty-seven years a [[television]] or [[radio]] [[meteorologist]] from his adopted city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. From 1954 to 1991, he was the first weather anchor for KSLA, the [[CBS]] television network affiliate; from 1991 to 2001, he performed the same duties for KRMD [[radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127331448/albert-martin-bolton|title=Albert Martin "Al" Bolton|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}</ref>

'''Albert Martin Bolton, Sr.''', known as '''Al Bolton''' (October 24, 1925 &ndash; April 2, 2014), was for forty-seven years a [[television]] or [[radio]] [[meteorologist]] from his adopted city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]. From 1954 to 1991, he was the first weather anchor for KSLA, the [[CBS]] television network affiliate; from 1991 to 2001, he performed the same duties for KRMD [[radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127331448/albert-martin-bolton|title=Albert Martin "Al" Bolton|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Family ties==

==Family ties==

Bolton was the scion of a prominent family from  [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana. His grandfather, George Washington Bolton (1841-1931), was a two-term member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1888 to 1896 and the House [[Speaker]] in the second term from 1892 to 1896 during the administration of the first [[Governor]] Murphy James Foster, Sr.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1812 to 2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}</ref> The grandfather was a [[business]]man and banker who founded the former Rapides Bank and Trust Company in Alexandria, which later merged into Bank One Corporation. In 1900, he was the first president of the Louisiana Bankers Association. He was one of the founders of the large Emmanuel [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Alexandria. G. W. Bolton, a member of the Rapides Parish School Board, died about the time that his grandson Al was entering West End Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Bolton, George Washington|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}</ref>​

Bolton was the scion of a prominent family from  [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana. His grandfather, George Washington Bolton (1841-1931), was a two-term member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1888 to 1896 and the House [[Speaker]] in the second term from 1892 to 1896 during the administration of the first [[Governor]] Murphy James Foster, Sr.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1812 to 2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}</ref> The grandfather was a [[business]]man and banker who founded the former Rapides Bank and Trust Company in Alexandria, which later merged into Bank One Corporation. In 1900, he was the first president of the Louisiana Bankers Association. He was one of the founders of the large Emmanuel [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in downtown Alexandria. G. W. Bolton, a member of the Rapides Parish School Board, died about the time that his grandson Al was entering West End Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Bolton, George Washington|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}</ref>​