Wendell H. Ford
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Wendell H. Ford was a Democratic politician from Kentucky who served as both governor of the state and a long-serving U.S. senator.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Democratic Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-09-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Daviess County, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Owensboro, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2015-01-22 ⓘ |
| education | University of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Wendell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Wendell H. Ford Expressway
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Wendell H. Ford Government Education Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Kentucky Senate
NERFINISHED
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Wendell Hampton Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first person in Kentucky history to be elected lieutenant governor, governor, and U.S. senator ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliationStateLevel | Kentucky Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyLeadershipRole | Senate Democratic chief deputy whip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Owensboro, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Governor of Kentucky
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Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ United States senator ⓘ |
| precededByAsGovernorOfKentucky | Louie B. Nunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByAsUSSenatorFromKentucky | Marlow Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Owensboro, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
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chair of the Senate Rules Committee ⓘ |
| servedInStateLegislature | Kentucky Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Neel Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInUSSenate | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsGovernorOfKentucky | Julian Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededByAsUSSenatorFromKentucky | Jim Bunning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsGovernorOfKentucky | 1974 ⓘ |
| termEndAsLieutenantGovernorOfKentucky | 1971 ⓘ |
| termEndAsUSSenator | 1999 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernorOfKentucky | 1971 ⓘ |
| termStartAsLieutenantGovernorOfKentucky | 1967 ⓘ |
| termStartAsUSSenator | 1974 ⓘ |
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