J. C. Maddox
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Preceded byErnest Ralston
Succeeded byJames Beverly Langford
Constituency7th district
Preceded byTroy Causby
J. C. Maddox | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office January 10, 1983 – January 12, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Ralston |
| Succeeded by | James Beverly Langford |
| Constituency | 7th district |
| In office January 11, 1965 – January 9, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Troy Causby |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lawrence Shanahan |
| Constituency | Gordon County (1965–1966) 8th district (1966–1967) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jessie Cleveland Maddox April 5, 1932 Jackson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2009 (aged 76) Calhoun, Georgia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Powers (m. 1955) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | West Georgia College University of Georgia (BS) Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1951–1954 |
Jessie Cleveland Maddox (April 5, 1932 – January 29, 2009) was an American politician who served two separate stints in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Maddox was born in Jackson, Georgia, in 1932.[1] He graduated from Porterdale High School in 1949.
After three years of service in the United States Coast Guard, Maddox briefly attended West Georgia College, and then earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Georgia in 1957. In 1961, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from Atlanta's John Marshall Law School.[1] That year, he became a partner at his law own office, the Chance & Maddox Firm.[2]