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Reagor Motlow
J. Reagor Motlow (February 15, 1898 – March 12, 1978) was an American businessman, politician, landowner, and philanthropist. He was the owner of the Jack Daniel's distillery. He served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate. He donated the land upon which the campus of Motlow State Community College and the public library in Lynchburg, Tennessee, Lynchburg were built. Early life Motlow was born in 1898 in Moore County, Tennessee. His father, Lem Motlow, was the owner of Jack Daniel's, the whiskey distillery. His great-uncle was Jack Daniel. He graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1919. Career Motlow began his career working for a mill in Union City, Tennessee, in the 1920s. He joined his family business, Jack Daniel's, as executive vice president from 1938 to 1947, and he served as its president from 1939 to 1963. When it was acquired by Brown–Forman in 1956, Motlow served on the company's board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moore County, Tennessee
Moore County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,461, making it the third-least populous county in Tennessee. It forms a consolidated city-county government with its county seat of Lynchburg. At , it is the second-smallest county in Tennessee, behind only Trousdale. The county was created in 1871, during the Reconstruction era. Moore County is part of the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Moore County was established in 1871 from parts of Lincoln, Bedford and Franklin counties, and named in honor of General William Moore, an early settler and long-time member of the state legislature. The new county originally contained about 300 square miles, but Lincoln County sued and successfully reclaimed a portion of its land, reducing the new county's size. Beginning in the 1820s, whiskey distilleries were developed in what is now Moore County. By 1875, fifteen di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |