President Gerald Rudolph Ford1

M, #10640, b. 14 July 1913, d. 26 December 2006
President Gerald Rudolph Ford|b. 14 Jul 1913\nd. 26 Dec 2006|p10640.htm|Leslie Lynch King|b. 1881\nd. 1941|p17848.htm|Dorothy Ayer Gardner|b. 1892\nd. 1967|p17849.htm|||||||||||||
Father*Leslie Lynch King1 b. 1881, d. 1941
Mother*Dorothy Ayer Gardner1 b. 1892, d. 1967
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     President Gerald Rudolph Ford was born on 14 July 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska.1 He was the son of Leslie Lynch King and Dorothy Ayer Gardner.1 President Gerald Rudolph Ford married Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Bloomer on 15 October 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.1 President Gerald Rudolph Ford died on 26 December 2006 at age 93.
     President Gerald Rudolph Ford became Vice President of the United States under President Richard Milhouse Nixon on 20 January 1973 replacing Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. Became President when Richard Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974 following the Watergate scandal. The only man in the US history who has held the office of president and vice-president without being elected to either office. Was narrowly defeated in the 1976 election by Jimmy Carter.1 President Gerald Rudolph Ford became President of the United States on 9 August 1974 replacing President Richard Milhouse Nixon. President Gerald Rudolph Ford was over Vice President Nelson A. Rockerfeller as Vice President of the United States in 1974.

Family

Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Bloomer
Children
Last Edited27 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. [S231] Presidents.GED online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/…, Brian Tompsett (e-mail address), downloaded December 2003.
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