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American businessman (–)

Lem Motlow
Born	Lemuel Motlow ()November 28, Moore County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	September 1, () (aged&#;77) Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Businessman, politician
Spouses	Clara Reagor Ophelia Evans
Children	4 sons, including J. Reagor Motlow, and 1 daughter
Relatives	Jack Daniel (uncle)

Lemuel Motlow (November 28, – September 1, ) was an American businessman, politician, landowner and Tennessee Walking Horse breeder.

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He was the owner of Jack Daniel's, and he served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate.

Early life

Motlow was born on November 28, , in Moore County, Tennessee, near Lynchburg.^[1] His father was Felix Motlow and his mother, Nettie Josephine Daniel. He had four brothers.

His maternal uncle, Jack Daniel, was the eponymous founder of the whiskey manufacturer.^[1]

Career

Motlow began his career by working for his uncle.^[1] He inherited Jack Daniel's in ^[2] Due to Prohibition, he was unable to sell whiskey from onward.^[2] As Lynchburg was a market town for mules at the time, Motlow sold harnesses instead.^[2]

Motlow sued the Moore County court to be able to reopen his distillery after the end of Prohibition in , but he was only able to do so in ^[1] To reduce the powers of the county court, Motlow decided to run for office.

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He was elected as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in , and as a member of the Tennessee Senate in ^[3] By , Jack Daniel's was the only whiskey distillery in Tennessee, then a dry state.^[3][4]

Motlow owned thousands of acres in Moore County and Coffee County, where he bred Tennessee Walking Horses.

His horses competed in the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville.^[1]

Murder Trial

In , Motlow was charged with murdering Clarence Pullis, a railroad porter. Motlow was a passenger on an L&N train when a confrontation arose between him and a black porter named Ed Wallis who asked Motlow to produce his ticket.

Motlow allegedly used a racial epithet triggering a fight.

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Pullis, who was white, attempted to separate the two men, and was shot and killed by Motlow who discharged a handgun, intending to shoot Wallis. Motlow was tried in St. Louis, represented by a team of defense lawyers who turned the trial into a racially charged affair, blaming Wallis as the instigator. The all-white jury acquitted Motlow.^[5]

Personal life and death

Motlow was married twice.

He married his first wife, Clara Reagor, in , and they had a son, J. Reagor Motlow. She died in , and he married Ophelia Evans, with whom he had three more sons: Cliff Conner Motlow; Dan Evans Motlow; and Robert Motlow. They also had a daughter, Mary Avon Boyd.^[1]

Lem Motlow suffered a stroke in ^[3] He died of cerebral haemorrhage on September 1, , in Lynchburg, at age ^[1][3][4] He was buried in the Lynchburg cemetery.^[1]

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