Former Lt. Gov. John Wilder dies at age 88

01/01/10 John S. Wilder, a wily, eccentric and towering figure in Tennessee politics as lieutenant governor/Senate speaker for 36 years, died early today at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He was 88.Wilder's son, Shelton Wilder, confirmed that his father died at 12:10 a.m. at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. John Wilder was hospitalized Monday after being airlifted to Baptist; Shelton Wilder found his ...

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'Tennessee institution' dies

01/02/10 John Wilder, who led the Tennessee Senate longer than anyone in history, died at Baptist Hospital in Memphis early Friday at age 88, after suffering a stroke at his home earlier this week.

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Longtime colleague looks back on John Wilder's life

01/02/10 Sunday, the state of Tennessee will bid farewell to the country's longest sitting lieutenant governor, John Wilder. Saturday, former Shelby County Mayor Jim Rout recalled a message left by former Tennessee Lieutenant Governor John Wilder the Wednesday before Christmas.

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