| 词条 | J. Reagor Motlow |
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| name = J. Reagor Motlow | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = c. 1898 | birth_place = Moore County, Tennessee, U.S. | death_date = March 12, 1978 | death_place = Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = Vanderbilt University | employer = | occupation = Businessman, politician | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Jennie Garth | children = | parents = Lem Motlow | relatives = Jack Daniel (great-uncle) }} J. Reagor Motlow (c. 1898 - March 12, 1978) was an American businessman, politician, landowner and philanthropist. He was the owner of Jack Daniel's. 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 were built. Early lifeMotlow was born circa 1898 in Moore County, Tennessee.[1] His father, Lem Motlow, was the owner of Jack Daniel's, the whiskey distillery. His great-uncle was Jack Daniel.[1] He graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1919.[1][2] CareerMotlow began his career working for a mill in Union City 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 its board of directors.[1] Motlow served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate, retiring in 1976.[1][3] During his tenure, he approved the construction of many public buildings in Downtown Nashville like the James K. Polk State Office Building, and he supported funding for education and libraries.[2] Motlow was a landowner in Moore County. He donated the land upon which the public library in Lynchburg was built as well as the land upon which the campus of Motlow State Community College was built. He served on the board of trust of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University.[1] Personal life and deathMotlow married Jennie Garth in 1928.[1] Motlow died on March 12, 1978 in Tullahoma, Tennessee.[1][3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news |title=Motlow Rites Tomorrow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112079749/?terms=%22Reagor%2BMotlow%22 |accessdate=December 20, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=March 14, 1978|page=28|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Motlow, J. Reagor}}2. ^1 {{cite news |title=Mr. Motlow's Contributions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112080443/?terms=%22Reagor%2BMotlow%22 |accessdate=December 20, 2018 |work=The Tennessean |date=March 15, 1978|page=10|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |title=Obituaries: Reagor Motlow, Tennessee politician |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/162976030/?terms=%22Reagor%2BMotlow%22 |accessdate=December 20, 2018 |work=The Journal News |location=White Plains, New York |date=March 15, 1978|page=17|via=Newspapers.com|registration=yes}} 11 : 1890s births|1978 deaths|People from Moore County, Tennessee|Vanderbilt University alumni|Businesspeople from Tennessee|American corporate directors|Brown-Forman people|Tennessee state senators|American landowners|Philanthropists from Tennessee|20th-century philanthropists |
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