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Sen Wendell Ford of Ky
Ford in 1989

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.

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

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  • A man in his fifties, with thinning black hair, sitting at a desk, face-forward, wearing a suit

    Former governor Happy Chandler ran against Ford in the 1971 gubernatorial election.

  • A man in his late forties with wavy black hair, facing left, wearing a suit and tie

    Dee Huddleston, Ford's campaign manager, was elected to the Senate in 1972.

  • A graying man in his fifties wearing a black suit, facing right

    Kit Bond and Ford formed the Senate National Guard Caucus in 1989.


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