Jared Maddux

John Jared Maddux (July 20, 1911 – May 22, 1971) was a Tennessee politician.

Jared Maddux
43rd and 46th Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee Speaker of the Tennessee Senate
In office January 4, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Governor	Frank G. Clement
Preceded by	James L. Bomar Jr.
Succeeded by	Frank Gorrell
In office January 5, 1953 – January 5, 1959
Governor	Frank G. Clement
Preceded by	Walter M. Haynes
Succeeded by	William D. Baird
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office January 7, 1963 – January 3, 1967
Preceded by	Allen M. O'Brien
Succeeded by	William D. Baird
Constituency	15th district
In office January 5, 1953 – January 5, 1959
Preceded by	Walton L. Ward
Succeeded by	James R. Mitchell
Constituency	10th district
27th and 29th Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee
In office 1946–1949
Governor	Jim Nance McCord
Preceded by	Sam Carson
Succeeded by	Cedric Hunt
In office 1945–1945
Governor	Prentice Cooper Jim Nance McCord
Preceded by	Robert Lowe
Succeeded by	Sam Carson
Personal details
Born	John Jared Maddux (1911-07-20)July 20, 1911 Buffalo Valley, Tennessee
Died	May 22, 1971(1971-05-22) (aged 59) Cookeville, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Virginia Lane ​ (m. 1935)​
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

Career

A member of the Tennessee State Senate, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959 and again from 1965 to 1967 under Governor Frank G. Clement, longer than any other person except John S. Wilder, who held the office from 1971 to 2007.

The story of how he was elected to his final term is now something of a Tennessee political legend (see Frank Gorrell.) As of 2007, he is the only person to have served in the office for non-consecutive terms. He was from Cookeville, Tennessee.