Background
Burchett, Sam Preston was born on May 21, 1954 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. Son of Philip Ford and Goldie Elizabeth Burchett.
Burchett, Sam Preston was born on May 21, 1954 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. Son of Philip Ford and Goldie Elizabeth Burchett.
Bachelor of Science, U. Kentucky, 1976; Master of Business Administration, U. Kentucky, 1977; Juris Doctor, U. Kentucky, 1985.
Treasury associate, Island Creek Coal Company, 1978; vice president, Fordco Corporation, Lexington, Kentucky, 1978-1985; vice president, P.F. Burchett Clay Company, Olive Hill, Kentucky, since 1978; attorney, Diamond Shamrock Coal Company, Lexington, 1985-1987; attorney, Arch Mineral Corporation, St. Louis, 1987; associate, Frost & Jacobs, Lexington, 1987-1993; associate, Buchanan Ingersoll, Lexington, since 1993.
Treasurer Republican party, Fayette County, 1990. Chairman 6th Congressional District, 1992. Alternate Republican National Convention, 1992.
Member American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, West Virginia Bar Association, Fayette County Bar Association, Eastern Mineral Law Foundation, Lexington Sports Club, Lexington Club, Lexington Polo Club, Rotary (chairman picnic, vice chair worldview), Phi Delta Phi (president 1984-1985), Sigma Pi.
Married Linda Jane Couzens, June 25, 1983. Children: Philip Ford II, Sam Preston Junior, Henry Joseph, Charlotte Elizabeth.