Wendell Hampton Ford was an American politician from Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate and was the 53rd Governor of Kentucky. He was the first person to be successively elected lieutenant governor, governor, and United... Wikipedia
Born: September 8, 1924, Owensboro, KY
Died: January 22, 2015 (age 90 years), Owensboro, KY
Party: Democratic Party
Spouse: Jean Neal (m. 1943)
Education: University of Kentucky (1942–1943) and Daviess County High School