Yon was born near Blountstown , Florida . At the age of five , his family moved to a farm in Jackson County , Florida . Yon attended rural schools and graduated from Lanier Southern Business College in Macon , Georgia , in 1903 . He returned to Blountstown the same year and engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1906 . He engaged as a traveling salesman at Tallahassee , Florida from 1906 to 1927 . He served as delegate to the 1920 Democratic National Convention
1920 Democratic National Convention
1920 Democratic National Convention
Tom Yon