Orville Gene Maddox (August 23, 1938 – June 2, 2015) was an American politician and lawyer. Born in

Chillicothe, Illinois Chillicothe is a city on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,097 at the 2010 census. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria, Illinois, Peoria and is part of the Peoria metropolitan area, Peor ...

, Maddox graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1956. He then received his bachelor's degree from

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in 1960 and his law degree from

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in 1962. Maddox then moved to

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

to practice law. In 1975, Maddox served on the

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City Council and then served as mayor of Clive, Iowa, from 1977 until 1992. Maddox was a

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. From 1993 to 2003, Maddox served in the

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and then served in the

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from 2003 to 2007. Maddox died in

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