William Ward Crutchfield was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for the 10th district, which encompassed Marion County and part of Hamilton County.
13 Facts About Ward Crutchfield
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Ward Crutchfield was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1957 to 1959 and 1961 to 1963.
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Ward Crutchfield served as a state senator from 1963 to 1967 as well as in all General Assemblies from 1987 to 2007.
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Ward Crutchfield was Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee during the 83rd and 84th General Assemblies.
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Ward Crutchfield served as the Democratic leader during the 101st through 103rd General Assemblies, and he was a Senate Democratic Caucus chairman.
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Ward Crutchfield attended the University of Chattanooga and received a JD from the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville in 1951.
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Ward Crutchfield received an honorable discharge from the US Army.
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Ward Crutchfield is a former member of the Metropolitan Government Charter Commission.
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Ward Crutchfield worked as an attorney, having once been an acting attorney for Hamilton County and an attorney for the Hamilton County Board of Education.
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On May 26,2005, Ward Crutchfield was arrested as part of the Operation Tennessee Waltz bribery scandal.
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Ward Crutchfield was accused of taking US$12,000 from a front company of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in USA vs Ward Crutchfield and Charles Love.
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On July 12,2007, Ward Crutchfield pleaded guilty to one count of bribery.
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Ward Crutchfield resigned from the State Senate on July 27,2007, and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Andy Berke.