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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.
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 every...
Oct 8, 2017 · Learn about the life and career of Ned Ray McWherter, a former governor and Speaker of the Tennessee House. He served from 1969 to 1995 and was known for his reforms in education, health care, and government transparency.
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. He...
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.
Ned Ray McWherter, a son of West Tennessee sharecroppers who became one of the state's most respected governors, died Monday in Nashville at the age of 80.
May 31, 2012 · The authorized documentary on the life and public service to the people and state of Tennessee of Democratic Speaker of the House and Governor Ned Ray McWherter.
