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- Birth nameLester Garfield Maddox
- Lester Maddox was born on September 30, 1915 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Kansas City Massacre (1975), America Revisited (1971) and 60 Minutes (1968). He was married to Hattie Virginia Cox. He died on June 25, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- SpouseHattie Virginia Cox(May 9, 1936 - June 24, 1997) (her death, 4 children)
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- Former Governor of Georgia who became famous in the 1960s when he closed and then sold his Pickrick fried chicken restaurant in Atlanta rather than serve blacks.
- Term of service as governor: 11 January 1967 - 12 January 1971.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 351-352. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
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