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.

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.