Mike Ward (American politician): Difference between revisions

Ward was born in [[White Plains, New York]] on January 7, 1951. Ward's mother, Lukey Ward, was a political and civil rights activist, and Ward has often said publicly that he was born into politics. Lukey Ward was, along with her friend Georgia Davis, the day-to-day manager of the Kentucky chapter of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]]. In fact, she was at the Lorraine Motel, waiting to go to dinner with Dr. King, when he was [[Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|assassinated]] as he exited his room. Ward's father, Jasper Ward III, was a well-known award-winning architect in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]. His buildings include the Student Center at the [[University of Louisville]] and the Jewish Doctors Office Building at Interstate 65 and Liberty Street. Mike Ward is also the great -great -grandson of [[Jasper D. Ward]], a former 1800s Chicago Congressman and great-grandson of businessman [[William Delavan Baldwin]].