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Ned Ray McWherter (October 15, 1930 – April 4, 2011) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th Governor of Tennessee, from 1987 to 1995. Prior to that, he served as Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1973 to 1987, the longest tenure as Speaker up to that time. [2] : 79.
- 1947–1968
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Apr 5, 2011 · Ned McWherter, a sharecropper’s son who as governor of Tennessee cajoled the legislature into passing a sweeping health care overhaul, making it the first state to offer health insurance to...
Oct 8, 2017 · 2 minutes to read. Ned Ray McWherter, governor and Speaker of the Tennessee House, was born in Palmersville, Weakley County, to Harmon Ray and Lucille Golden Smith McWherter in 1930. Educated in the public schools of Dresden, the seat of Weakley County, McWherter joined the Tennessee National Guard in 1948 and served until 1969, when he retired ...
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Apr 5, 2011 · Ned McWherter, a onetime factory worker who became a millionaire businessman and two-term Democratic governor after two decades as a legislator, died April 4 of cancer at a Nashville hospital....
Gov. Ned Ray McWherter. Terms January 17, 1987 - January 21, 1995 ; Party Democratic ; Born October 15, 1930 ; Passed April 4, 2011 ; Birth State Tennessee ; Family Widowed; two children ; Military Service National Guard
Apr 4, 2011 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ned McWherter, a one-time factory worker who became a millionaire businessman and two-term Democratic governor after two decades as a legislator, died Monday afternoon....
Mar 12, 2024 · Ned Ray McWherter, a Democrat from Dresden, was settling into his new job as speaker of the state House of Representatives when the legislative battle to establish a medical school at East...
