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Leslie Lynch King Sr. (July 25, 1884 – February 18, 1941) was the biological father of U.S. President Gerald Ford. Because of his alcoholism and abusive behavior, his wife, Dorothy Gardner, left him sixteen days after Ford's birth.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (/ ˈ dʒ ɛr əl d / JERR-əld; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.
Gerald Ford nació el 14 de julio de 1913 en Omaha, Nebraska con el nombre de Leslie Lynch King, Jr. Fue hijo de Dorothy Ayer Gardner y Leslie Lynch King, Sr., un comerciante de lana. En su hogar de Oklahoma vivían también los abuelos paternos de Ford: el banquero Charles Henry King y Martha Alicia Porter.
1 de oct. de 2023 · Leslie Lynch King Sr. was the biological father of U.S. President Gerald Ford. Because of his alcoholism and abusive behavior, his wife, Dorothy Gardner, left him sixteen days after Ford's birth. King is believed to have seen him only once, while Ford was in high school.
Leslie Lynch King Sr. V. Birth. 25 Jul 1880. Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska, USA. Death. 18 Feb 1941 (aged 60) Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. Burial. Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map. Plot. Sunrise Slope, Lot 2733, Space 2. Memorial ID. 20268. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 7.
Biography. Leslie King was born on July 25, 1880/1884 in Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States. [1] [2] [3] His birth is listed as 1884 in many records, yet his headstone indicates a birth in 1880 [4] His parents were Charles King and Martha Porter. He married 1st Dorothy Gardner on September 07, 1912 [5] Together they had 1 child:
Leslie L. King, Sr. died on February 18, 1941 at Tucson, Arizona and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California. Margaret Atwood King remarried in 1949 to Roy Mather. Charles Henry King, President Ford's grandfather, was a son of Lynch King and Rebecca Shepherd.
