biography
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Maddox, Lester (Garfield)
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| lived:
| (1915– )
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| biography:
| US governor, born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. A high-school dropout, he ran the Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta (1947–64), closing it rather than serving African-Americans. As Democratic governor of Georgia (1967–71), he instituted early prison release and fought against school desegregation. While lieutenant-governor (1971–5), he thwarted Governor Jimmy Carter's government reform measures, opening another Pickrick Restaurant afterwards. |
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