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{{Short description|American mayor (1870-1965)}} |
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{{For|the American football player|Robert Maddox (American football)}} |
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| caption = Maddox in 1918 |
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| order = 41st |
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| office = Atlanta, Georgia{{!}}Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia |
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| term_start = January 1909 |
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| term_end = January 1911 |
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| predecessor = [[Walthall Robertson Joyner]] |
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| successor = [[Courtland Winn]] |
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| birth_name = Robert Foster Maddox |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1870|4|4}} |
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| death_date = {{death year and age|1965|1870}} |
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| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] |
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'''Robert Foster Maddox''' (April 4, 1870 – 1965) was the 41st Mayor of [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. |
'''Robert Foster Maddox''' (April 4, 1870 – 1965) was the 41st Mayor of [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Maddox was born on April 4, 1870, to [[Robert Flournoy Maddox]], an early Atlanta settler and war hero. |
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He was educated in public school, and then attended the [[University of Georgia]] until 1887 when he completed studies at [[Harvard University]]. |
He was educated in public school, and then attended the [[University of Georgia]] until 1887 when he completed studies at [[Harvard University]]. |
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He had an active term, issuing the city's first large bond ($3 million) which was used for new schools, sewage disposal plants and enlarging the [[Atlanta Water Works]]. |
He had an active term, issuing the city's first large bond ($3 million) which was used for new schools, sewage disposal plants and enlarging the [[Atlanta Water Works]]. |
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He also had built an addition to [[Grady Memorial Hospital]] and via many trips to [[Washington, D.C.]] was able to purchase the old post office for $70,000 to be used as the [[City Halls of Atlanta]]. |
He also had built an addition to [[Grady Memorial Hospital]] and via many trips to [[Washington, D.C.]], was able to purchase the old post office for $70,000 to be used as the [[City Halls of Atlanta]]. |
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During his term, the city doubled in scope: adding [[Oakland City (Atlanta)|Oakland City]] among other neighborhoods. |
During his term, the city doubled in scope: adding [[Oakland City (Atlanta)|Oakland City]] among other neighborhoods. |
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He lies in the Maddox mausoleum (with his father) in [[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Georgia)|Oakland Cemetery]]. |
He lies in the Maddox mausoleum (with his father) in [[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Georgia)|Oakland Cemetery]]. |
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Maddox Road in Morrow, |
Maddox Road in [[Morrow, Georgia]], is named after him, along with a Clayton County Parks and Recreation park, playground, and basketball court in Morrow, Georgia. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.newsweek.com/id/75713 "American Odyssey", [[Newsweek]], Oct 29, 2001 |
*[http://www.newsweek.com/id/75713 "American Odyssey"], [[Newsweek]], Oct 29, 2001 |
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*[https://rose.library.emory.edu/ Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library], Emory University: [http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8zm2b Robert Foster Maddox papers, 1855-1923] |
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[[Category:1870 births]] |
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[[Category:20th-century mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state)]] |
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[[Category:Fulton County commissioners]] |
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[[Category:University of Georgia alumni]] |
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[[Category:Harvard University alumni]] |
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[[Category:Mayors of Atlanta]] |
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[[Category:Burials at Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)]] |
Latest revision as of 13:32, 27 January 2024
Robert Maddox | |
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41st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia | |
In office January 1909 – January 1911 | |
Preceded by | Walthall Robertson Joyner |
Succeeded by | Courtland Winn |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Foster Maddox April 4, 1870 |
Died | 1965 (aged 94–95) |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Robert Foster Maddox (April 4, 1870 – 1965) was the 41st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
Biography
[edit]Maddox was born on April 4, 1870, to Robert Flournoy Maddox, an early Atlanta settler and war hero.
He was educated in public school, and then attended the University of Georgia until 1887 when he completed studies at Harvard University.
He was chairman of the board of the Atlanta & Lowry National Bank part of which had been founded by his father. In 1908, he served as a Fulton County commissioner and the next year he was elected Atlanta's mayor. He had an active term, issuing the city's first large bond ($3 million) which was used for new schools, sewage disposal plants and enlarging the Atlanta Water Works.
He also had built an addition to Grady Memorial Hospital and via many trips to Washington, D.C., was able to purchase the old post office for $70,000 to be used as the City Halls of Atlanta.
During his term, the city doubled in scope: adding Oakland City among other neighborhoods.
He died in 1965.
Legacy
[edit]When Robert Maddox was in his 80s, Vernon E. Jordan Jr. served as his chauffeur.[1]
Maddox Park in Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood is named in his honor. The park was dedicated in 1931. He lies in the Maddox mausoleum (with his father) in Oakland Cemetery.
Maddox Road in Morrow, Georgia, is named after him, along with a Clayton County Parks and Recreation park, playground, and basketball court in Morrow, Georgia.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "American Odyssey", Newsweek, Oct 29, 2001
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Robert Foster Maddox papers, 1855-1923