Ford Spinks
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Ford Spinks | |
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| File:Ford B. Spinks circa 1973 (3x4).jpg Official portrait, 1970s | |
| Member of the Georgia Public Service Commission | |
| In office 1971–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Walter R. McDonald/ Alpha Alsbury Fowler Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robby Rowan |
| Member of the Georgia State Senate | |
| In office 1962–1971 | |
| Succeeded by | Frank Sutton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1927 Tifton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 2016 (aged 89) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ruby Lee Pritchard (d. 2012) |
| Occupation | Farm Equipment Dealer |
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Ford Belmont Spinks, Sr. (April 5, 1927 – July 27, 2016) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate from 1962 to 1971. After his senate term, he was a public services commissioner of Georgia from 1971 to 1989. He was a farm equipment dealer.[1]
Spinks died on July 27, 2016.[2]
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Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Tifton, Georgia
- Businesspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Republican Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
- Georgia Public Service Commission
- Georgia (U.S. state) state senators stubs