John amos aflac biography of martin luther

John Amos was a lawyer, businessman, and civic leader who in 1955 founded the American Family Life Assurance Company (now known as Aflac) in Columbus with his brothers William and Paul. An entrepreneur with a head for business and a heart for politics, “Mr.

John” made many of the decisions that enabled the company to become the world industry leader that it is today.

Early Years

John Beverly Amos was born in Enterprise, Alabama, on June 5, 1924, and spent some of his youth in Milton, Florida, where as a teenager he set type for a local newspaper and eventually published his own local tabloid, the Jay Tribune.

He graduated from the University of Miami, where he met his wife, Cuban emigrant Elena Diaz-Verson, and earned a law degree from the University of Florida.

He began his career as a city attorney for Fort Walton, Florida, and in 1952 he ran unsuccessfully for political office.

After the defeat, he became the general counsel to the Southern Governo