John Dudley Meadows III (August 28, 1944 – November 13, 2018) was an

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businessman and politician from Georgia. Meadows is a former mayor of

Calhoun John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) was the 7th vice president of the United States. Calhoun can also refer to: Surname * Calhoun (surname) Inhabited places in the United States *Calhoun, Georgia *Calhoun, Illinois * Calhoun, Kansas * Calhoun, Kentuc ...

and a

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member of

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. ...

Early life

On August 28, 1944, Meadows was born in

Calhoun, Georgia Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,949. Calhoun is the county seat of Gordon County. History In December 1827, Georgia had already claimed the Cherokee lands that be ...

. Meadows' father was John Dudley Meadows, Jr. and his mother was Doris Esther Scott “Scottie” Meadows. In 1962, Meadows graduated from Calhoun High School.

Education

Meadows attended

West Georgia College The University of West Georgia is a public university in Carrollton, Georgia. The university offers a satellite campus in Newnan, Georgia, select classes at its Douglasville Center, and off-campus Museum Studies classes at the Atlanta History Ce ...

. In 1986, Meadows earned a Chartered Life Underwriter (ALU) certificate from American College. In 1991, Meadows earned a Chartered Financial Consultant certificate from American College.

Career

In military, Meadows served in the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

. Meadows worked in the insurance business. In 1983, Meadows was elected as a city council member of Calhoun, Georgia. In 1986, Meadows served as mayor of Calhoun, Georgia, until 1998. On November 2, 2004, Meadows won the election unopposed and became a

member of

for District 5. Meadows continued serving District 5. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Meadows won the election unopposed and continued serving District 5. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Meadows won the election. Meadows defeated Brian Rosser with 81.56% of the votes. With Meadows' death, Meadows was unable to serve District 5 in the 2019–2020 term.5.

Personal life

Meadows' wife is Marie Meadows. They have two children. Meadows and his family live in

. On November 13, 2018, Meadows died from cancer in

. Meadows was 74.()

References

External links

John D. Meadows III at ballotpedia.org
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