What is Ned McWherter?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Ned Ray McWherter |image = Ned McWherter Tennessee Governor 1987-1995.jpg |order = 46th |office = Governor of Tennessee |term_start = January 17, 1987 |term_end = January 21, 1995 |lieutenant = [[John S. Wilder]] |predecessor = [[Lamar Alexander]] |successor = [[Don Sundquist|Donald K. Sundquist]] |office2 = [[List of Speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives|77th]] Speaker of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] |term_start2 = January 20, 1973 |term_end2 = January 17, 1987 |predecessor2 = James McKinney |successor2 = [[Ed Murray (Tennessee politician)|Ed Murray]]<ref>[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/officers5.pdf Historical and Constitutional Officers of Tennessee: Speakers of the House], Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved: 7 January 2013.</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|10|15|mf=y}} |birth_place = [[Palmersville, Tennessee]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|4|4|1930|10|15|mf=y}} |death_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S. |resting_place = Sunset Cemetery, [[Dresden, Tennessee]] |spouse = Bette Jean Beck (1953–1973, her death) |occupation = Businessman, farmer |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | residence = [[Cary Lawn]] |allegiance={{flag|United States}}<br/> {{flag|Tennessee|23px}} |branch = [[Tennessee National Guard]] |serviceyears = 1947–1968 |rank = [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] |footnotes = }} '''Ned Ray McWherter''' (October 15, 1930{{spaced ndash}}April 4, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He worked as the 46th [[Governor of Tennessee]] from 1987 to 1995. He worked as [[Speaker]] of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] from 1973 to 1987.<ref name=book>Billy Stair, ''The Life and Career of Ned McWherter'' (State Public Affairs Office, 2011).</ref> McWherter died of [[cancer]] in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]]. He was 80 years old.