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Harold Eugene Ford Sr. (born May 20, 1945) is an American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the area of Memphis, Tennessee, for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997.
Harold Ford Sr ( Full Name: Harold Eugene Ford Sr.) is a popular American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the area of Memphis, Tennessee, for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997.
Aug 8, 2007 · Harold Eugene Ford, Sr., a United States Representative from Tennessee from 1975 to 1997, was born on May 20, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee to Vera Davis and Newton Jackson Ford, a funeral home director. Ford’s family was part of the local black elite dating back to the beginning of the 20th Century.
On November 5, 1974, at age twenty-nine, Harold E. Ford Sr. became the first African American elected to the U.S. Congress from Tennessee. He defeated U.S. representative Kuykendall for the Eighth Congressional District, in a disputed and drama-filled election.
May 20, 2019 · Harold Ford Sr. owns the distinction of being the first Black politician to represent the state of Tennessee for the U.S. Congress. The Memphis native was born May 20th, 1945. Ford was raised in the West Junction neighborhood in South Memphis.
Harold E. Ford, Sr. served eleven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1996. He was the first African American elected from the state of Tennessee to serve in Washington, and one of a new, younger generation of Democrat -Party lawmakers that e-merged as a significant political force in the mid-1970s.
Harold Eugene Ford Sr. is an American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the area of Memphis, Tennessee, for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Congress.
