Maddox, Robert Foster, 1870-1965

Robert F. Maddox was mayor of Atlanta from 1909-1910 and was president of Atlanta National Bank which, in 1929, merged with other banks to form the First National Bank. Maddox continued to serve in the new bank.

Robert Foster Maddox, banker, Atlanta mayor, and civic leader, was born April 4, 1870, and died April 10, 1965, in Atlanta, Georgia. Known as "Mr. Atlanta," Maddox was associated with the Maddox-Rucker Banking Company (eventually became the First National Bank of Atlanta, 1889-1964), and served as mayor of Atlanta (1909-1910). Among other offices held, he was vice-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (1914-1917), president of the American Bankers Association (1918), and director of the National Organization of the Community Chest (1935).