deaths
June 25, 2003
Lester Maddox, American businessman and politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (born 1915)
Lester Maddox
Lester Garfield Maddox Sr. was an American politician who served as the 75th governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971.
Governor of Georgia
The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard, when not in federal service, and State Defense Force. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legislature, and the power to convene the legislature into special session. The current governor is Republican Brian Kemp, who assumed office on January 14, 2019.