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John Shelton Wilder

John Shelton Wilder

Former Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee
John Shelton Wilder was an American politician who was the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee for 36 years from January 1971 to January 2007, possibly the longest time anyone has served as Lieutenant Governor or a similar position in the... Wikipedia
Born: June 3, 1921, Mason, TN
Died: January 1, 2010 (age 88 years), Memphis, TN
Spouse: Marcelle Wilder (m. 1941)
Previous offices: Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee (1971–2007), Tennessee State Senator (1967–2009), and Tennessee State Senator (1959–1961)