Maddox was born on April 4, 1870, to
Robert Flournoy Maddox, an early Atlanta settler and war hero. He was educated in public school, and then attended the
University of Georgia until 1887 when he completed studies at
Harvard University. He was
chairman of the board of the
Atlanta & Lowry National Bank part of which had been founded by his father. In 1908, he served as a
Fulton County commissioner and the next year he was elected Atlanta's mayor. He had an active term, issuing the city's first large bond ($3 million) which was used for new schools, sewage disposal plants and enlarging the
Atlanta Water Works. He also had built an addition to
Grady Memorial Hospital and via many trips to
Washington, D.C., was able to purchase the old post office for $70,000 to be used as the
City Halls of Atlanta. During his term, the city doubled in scope: adding
Oakland City among other neighborhoods. He died in 1965. ==Legacy==