Jared Maddux

John Jared Maddux (born July 20, 1912 in Tennessee , †  May 22, 1971 in Cookeville , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1953 and 1959 and again from 1965 to 1967 he was President of the State Senate and Vice-Governor of the State of Tennessee.

Career

Jared Maddux had been a clerk at Citizens Bank in Elizabethton since 1936 . After studying law at the East Tennessee Law School and being admitted to the bar in 1939, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1943 he was employed as an assistant clerk in the administration of the Tennessee House of Representatives . Between 1945 and 1949 he held the office of State Comptroller of the Treasury for Tennessee. During the final stages of World War II , he served briefly in the US Navy . After 1949 he continued his legal practice in Cookeville. From 1950 to 1965 he was also the city judge there.

In 1952 Maddux was elected to the Tennessee Senate, where he took over the chairmanship of that chamber. After two re-elections, he was able to exercise this office, which also included the post of lieutenant governor, until 1959. He was Deputy to Governor Frank G. Clement . In 1958 and 1962 he seriously toyed with the idea of ​​running for governor. In the end, he decided not to take such a step. Between 1963 and 1965 he was again President of the Senate and Vice-Governor, where he was again Deputy Governor Clement.

Jared Maddux was a member of numerous organizations and associations. This included the American Legion veterans' organization , whose regional director for Tennessee he was in the meantime. He was also a Freemason and served on the board of the First National Bank of Cookeville . He died on May 22, 1971.

Web links

• Jared Maddux in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Death report with a short biography
• Jared Maddux on the list of Presidents of the Senate of Tennessee