Wendell H. Ford

Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician. 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 U.S. senator in Kentucky history.Jones, p. 211

Ford died in Owensboro, Kentucky from lung cancer, aged 90.

References

Other websites
 Wendell Ford profile, NNDB

Category:1924 births
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Category:Deaths from lung cancer
Category:Governors of Kentucky
Category:United States senators from Kentucky
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians
Category:People from Owensboro, Kentucky
Category:Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky