Background
Fowler, Joseph Clyde was born on January 22, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joseph Clyde and Elizabeth (Baker) Fowler.
Fowler, Joseph Clyde was born on January 22, 1927 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joseph Clyde and Elizabeth (Baker) Fowler.
Student, University Tennessee, 1946, 47; student, Bob James Junior College, 1947; student, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, 1967.
Various positions, Knoxville Police Department, 1959-1965; detective, sergeant, Lieutenant juvenile bureau, Knoxville Police Department, 1965-1970; assistant chief police, Knoxville Police Department, 1970-1978; chief of police, Knoxville Police Department, 1979-1982; president, Control Comm. & Elecs., 1982-1990; sheriff, Knox County (Tennessee) Sheriff's Department, 1990-1994; warden, Tennessee Department Corrections, Knoxville, since 1994; United States Marshall Eastern Tennessee, since 1994.
With United States Navy, 1945-1946, research, 1959-1963. Member Kiwanis, Vestal Boys Club, Knoxville Lodge 769, Scottish Rite, Kerbala, Mystic Shriners, American Legion, Formatting Objects Processor, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Wanda Sue Carroll, August 4, 1956. 2 children.