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Harold Eugene Ford Sr. was the first African American to represent a Tennessee district in the U.S. Congress. Elected to the Congress in 1974 from Tennessee's Ninth Congressional District, which comprises the city of Memphis, he served the district for twelve consecutive terms until he retired in 1996 and was succeeded by his son Harold E. Ford Jr.
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.
May 20, 2019 · Published on May 20, 2019. Black America Web Featured Video. 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 20 th, 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.
Dec 2, 2017 · In addition to his father, Harold Ford Sr., who began his political career as a member of the Tennessee General Assembly (1970–75), Ford's uncles were also politically active and held local and state legislative positions.
Sun, 05.20.1945. Harold Ford Sr., Politician born. *Harold Ford Sr. was born on this date in 1945. He is a Black politician and lobbyist. Harold Eugene Ford Sr. grew up on Horn Lake Road in the West Junction neighborhood of South Memphis.
Harold Eugene Ford Sr. is an American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the Memphis, Tennessee area for 11 terms—from 1975...
