Background
Pepples, Ernest was born on February 13, 1935 in Louisville. Son of Ernest Clifton and Goldie Mae (Byington) Pepples.
Pepples, Ernest was born on February 13, 1935 in Louisville. Son of Ernest Clifton and Goldie Mae (Byington) Pepples.
AB, Yale University, 1957; Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1963.
Partner, Wyatt, Grafton & Sloss (name changed to Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs), Louisville, 1963-1975; senior vice president, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, 1975-1980; senior vice president, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, since 1980; also board directors, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville. Board directors Tobacco Merchants Association United States of America, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, U. Kentucky Tobacco and Health Research Institute, Lexington.
President Louisville and Jefferson County Health and Welfare Council, 1972-1973, Neighborhood Housing Services Inc., Louisville, 1986-1987. Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1957-1960. Member American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Tobacco Merchants Association (board directors since 1975, chairman 1990-1992).
Clubs: Louisville Country, Jefferson, Keeneland, Pendennis, Wynn-Stay.
Married Martha Scott Norman. Children: J. Craig, Eleanor Evans, Cindy.