FORD, WENDELL HAMPTON, a Senator from Kentucky; born near Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky.,
September 8, 1924; attended the public schools of Daviess County; attended the
University of Kentucky 1942-1943; graduated, Maryland School of Insurance 1947;
engaged in insurance business in Kentucky; served in the United States Army
1944-1946; Kentucky National Guard 1942-1962; chief assistant to Kentucky
Governor 1959-1961; member, State senate 1965-1967; lieutenant governor
1967-1971; Governor of Kentucky 1971-1974; elected as a Democrat to the United
States Senate in November 1974 for the term commencing January 3, 1975;
subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 28, 1974, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Marlow W. Cook for the term ending January 3,
1975; reelected in 1980, 1986, and again in 1992 for the term ending January 3,
1999; not a candidate for reelection in 1998; Democratic whip 1991-1999;
chairman, Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Ninety-fifth Congress),
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-fifth through Ninety-seventh
Congresses), Select Committee to Study the Committee System (Ninety-eighth
Congress), Committee on Rules and Administration (One Hundredth through One
Hundred Third Congresses), Joint Committee on Printing (One Hundred First and
One Hundred Third Congresses); was a resident of Owensboro, Ky., until his
death on January 22, 2015; interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
