Harold Ford Sr.
Harold Ford Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Kuykendall |
| Succeeded by | Harold Ford Jr. |
| Constituency | 8th District (1975–1983) 9th District (1983–1997) |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office 1971–1975 | |
| Preceded by | James I. Taylor[1] |
| Succeeded by | Emmitt Ford (86th district) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Eugene Ford May 20, 1945 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Bowles
(m. 1969; div. 1999)Michelle Roberts (m. 1999) |
| Children | 5, including Harold Jr. |
| Alma mater | John A. Gupton College (AA) Tennessee State University (BS) Howard University (MBA) |
| Relatives | John Ford (brother) Ophelia Ford (sister) |
Harold Eugene Ford Sr. (born May 20, 1945) is an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Congress.[2] His son Harold Jr. successfully ran for his seat.[3]
References
- ↑ "JAMES I. TAYLOR". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives (2008). "Harold Eugene Ford Sr. Representative, 1975-1997, Democrat from Tennessee". Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Washington: Government Printing Office. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011.
- ↑ "The Making of Harold Ford". The Daily Beast. January 13, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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