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He served four terms as lieutenant governor of Tennessee. 1953-1955, 1955-1957, 1957-1959 & 1965-1967. Twice his name was widely mentioned for governor. When he died prematurely in 1971,
his family established a scholarship in his memory at Tennessee Technological University, a school which he had supported zealously during his years in the Tennessee General Assembly.
Picture on left from the book Putnam County, Tennessee, 1850 - 1970 by Mary Jean DeLozier pg. 288.
Both pictures courtesy of Mary Virginia (Lane) Maddux.
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John Jared, Virginia, Rachel, Jared and Virginia Lane Maddux.
John Jared Maddux
b. 20 July 1912, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN
d. 22 May 1971, Putnam Co., TN
Wife: Mary Virginia Lane md 6 July 1935
Father: Solon Maddux (1873-1938)
Mother: Daisy Dean Jared (1882-1949)
Buried: Crest Lawn Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
See Henry D. & Betsy Ann (Jared) Nichols Story
and John Jared Maddux & Mary Virginia Lane Marriage
Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
State Comptroller of the Treasury
Department Commander, American Legion.