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Joseph Guy Maddock, Esq. (1862–1942) was a Newfoundland politician and businessman from Carbonear, who represented Carbonear in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1900 to 1909.^[1]

Biography

Maddock was born in Carbonear in 1862. He was the eldest son of Robert Maddock. His father was the owner of a merchant firm, J. & R. Maddock, located in Carbonear. Once Maddock finished schooling, he and his brother, John, took over the firm and renamed it J. & J. Maddock.^[2]

In 1900, Maddock was selected as the Liberal Party candidate for Carbonear and was elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly shortly after. He was re-elected again in 1904.

Maddock died at Carbonear in 1942.

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