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John Shelton Wilder (June 3, 1921 – January 1, 2010) 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 history of the United States. [1] [2] He was a Tennessee state senator ...
Jan 1, 2010 · Former Lt. Gov. John Shelton Wilder is gone. “Jaybird” has taken wing.Wilder, a Democrat and Tennessee's No. 2-ranking official in state government for 36 years, died today, just after...
- Ken Whitehouse
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN SHELTON WILDER, SR., lifelong resident of Fayette County and longtime Somerville attorney who served as Lt. Governor and Speaker of the Senate for Tennessee for many years, died Friday, January 1, 2010. Mr. Wilder was 88 years of age and died following a brief illness.
Oct 8, 2017 · During the 1960-61 boycott in Fayette County directed at local African American tenant farmers, Wilder, unlike many of his neighbors, refused to punish black tenants by evicting them or calling in crop loans.
Dec 31, 2009 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John S. Wilder, a wily, eccentric and towering figure in Tennessee politics as lieutenant governor/Senate speaker for 36 years, died early Friday at a Memphis...
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 history of the United States.
John Shelton Wilder (June 3, 1921 – January 1, 2010) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was born in Mason, Tennessee. He was the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee for 36 years from January 1971 to January 2007. He lost his re-election in 2006.
