Background
Ford, Charles Reed was born on August 2, 1931 in Tulsa. Son of Juell Reed and Marzee (Lane) Ford.
Ford, Charles Reed was born on August 2, 1931 in Tulsa. Son of Juell Reed and Marzee (Lane) Ford.
Attended Oklahoma State University, 1949-1951. Engineer, aide, United States Corps. Engineers, 1951-1953.
Designer SunrayDX, 1953-1955, assistant marketing engineer Tidewater Oil Corporation, 1955-1958, real estate investor Charles Ford Company, 1958. President Gothic Investments, Inc., 1963. Member Oklahoma House of Representatives, 1967-1981, minority floor leader, 1970-1976, assistant minority leader, 1981.
Member Oklahoma Senate, 1981, caucus chairman, 1982-1983, caucus whip, 1984-1986, assistant minority leader, 1987-1988, minority leader, 1991-1992. Member Southwest region advising committee National Park Service, 1982-1988. Trustee Tulsa Exposition and Fair Corporation, 1955-1967.
Vice chairman Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, 1960-1965. Former officer Tulsa County Young Republicans. Delegate Republican National Convention, 1972, 84, 88.
Board of Governors Spartan School Aeronautics, 1993.
Engineer, aide United States Corps. Engineers, 1951-1953. Designer SunrayDX, 1953-1955.
Assistant marketing engineer Tidewater Oil Corporation, 1955-1958. Real estate investor Charles Ford Company, from 1958. President Gothic Investments, Inc.,1963.
Member Oklahoma House of Representatives, 1967-1981, minority floor leader, 1970-1976, assistant minority leader, 1981. Member Oklahoma Senate, 1981-2004, caucus chairman, 1982-1983, caucus whip, 1984-1986, assistant minority leader, 1987-1988, minority leader, 1991-1992. Member Southwest region advisory committee National Park Service, 1982-1988.
Trustee Tulsa Exposition and Fair Corporation, 1955-1967. Vice chairman Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, 1960-1965. Former officer Tulsa County Young Republican.
Delegate Republican National Convention, 1972, 84, 88. Board governors Spartan Sxh. Aeronautics, since 1993.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1948-1953. Member Junior Chamber of Commerce (Oklahoma president 1959-1960, United States vice president 1960-1961, international vice president 1963, chairman trustees War Memorial Fund since 1963), National Petroleum Council, American Institute Architects (president's award, 1998), Oklahoma Heritage (distinguished service award, 1999, governor's Art award, 1999), Alpha Sigma Eta.
Married Patricia Ann Ojers, 1951. Children: Christopher Reed, Roger Howard, Karin Rebecca, Robyn Annual.