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
Education: University of Tennessee and Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Spouse: Marcelle Wilder (m. 1941)
Previous offices: Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee (1971–2007), Tennessee State Senator (1967–2009), and Tennessee State Senator (1959–1961)
Party: Democratic Party
Governor: Winfield Dunn; Ray Blanton; Lamar Alexander; Ned McWherter; Don Sundquist; Phil Bredesen