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Henry Thomas Ward was a politician and state legislator from McCracken County, Kentucky. He was born on June 20, 1909 in New Hope, Kentucky. He attended public schools and graduated from Tilghman High School at Paducah in 1928. After graduation he was hired by the Paducah Sun Democrat as a reporter. He later became city editor and editorial columnist. Ward served five terms as state representative (1934-1943) from McCracken County and was majority leader in 1942. He campaigned for the Democratic Party's nomination for lieutenant governor in 1943 but lost in the state primary. He served as state senator from 1945 to 1948 and as commissioner of conservation from 1948 to 1956. From 1960 to 1966, Ward was commissioner of the Highway Department and also was chairman of the Kentucky State Park Board from 1960 to 1964. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1967. He retired from public life in 1974. He has been called the "father of Kentucky's park system".

From the description of Henry Ward Manuscript, 1974 (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 653123589

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Ward, Henry Thomas, 1908-

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Henry Ward interviews, 1985.

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Pearce, John Ed,. Henry Ward interviews, 1985.

Title: Henry Ward interviews, 1985.

This extensive life history with Henry Ward covers his childhood experiences; his life during the Great Depression and his (concurrent) early years in the newspaper business and in the state legislature; his extensive experience in state parks and the creation of the interestate system in Kentucky. He also discusses his experiences in politics, with particular emphasis on the gubenatorial election of 1967, which Ward lost to Republican Louie Nunn. Ward also discusses many of his colleagues - many of whom were luminaries in Kentucky politics - including Alben Barkley, Happy Chandler, Earle Clements, Edward Prichard, Jr., Edward Breathitt, and Bert Combs.

ArchivalResource: 4 sound cassettes (90 min. each) analog, stereo.Transcripts : 152 p.

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Title: Henry Ward Manuscript, 1974

Collection consists of a typescript manuscript titled "Recollections of 45 years in Government and Politics" by Henry Ward. The autobiography offers insight on the inner workings of state government and politics in Kentucky from the 1930s to the 1970s. Ward details his career as a newspaper reporter, serving in the Kentucky House of Representatives and State Senate, publicity chairman for Senator Alben W. Barkley and working on numerous political campaigns including those of Harry Lee Waterfield, Lawrence Weatherby, Earle C. Clements, Edward T. Breathitt and others. Along with the manuscript are newspaper clippings and a bibliography of newspaper articles published by Ward in 1956 and 1968.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (0.1 linear ft.)

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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956.

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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956.
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Breathitt, Edward Thompson, 1924-2003.

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Breathitt, Edward Thompson, 1924-2003.
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Clements, Earle Chester, 1896-1985.

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Clements, Earle Chester, 1896-1985.
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Waterfield, Harry Lee, 1911-1988.

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Waterfield, Harry Lee, 1911-1988.
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Paducah (Ky.)

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