Ford C. Quillen | |
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Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
Acting September 28, 1991 – November 19, 1991 | |
Preceded by | A. L. Philpott |
Succeeded by | Tom Moss |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 1st district | |
In office January 14, 1970 – January 12, 1994 Serving with George R. C. Stuart (1970–1972) and Orby L. Cantrell (1972–1982) | |
Preceded by | Joe Johnson |
Succeeded by | Terry Kilgore |
Personal details | |
Born | Ford Carter Quillen September 21, 1938 Gate City, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Barbara Gail Burdette |
Education | University of Tennessee (BS, LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Ford Carter Quillen (born September 21, 1938) is an American attorney and former Democratic Party politician. A native of Gate City in Scott County, Virginia, Quillen was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1969, where he continued to serve until his decision to retire and not seek reelection in 1993.[1] When Speaker A. L. Philpott stepped down due to poor health in 1991, Quillen, as Chair of the House Privileges and Elections Committee, became his temporary replacement until Tom Moss's election in November.[2]