Forrest David Mathews was secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1975 to 1977. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. ...

He was born 1935 in Grove Hill, Alabama. Educated at University of Alabama and Columbia University (PHD 1965), and was president of University of Alabama 1965-75, 1975-1980. Grove Hill is a town located in Clarke County, Alabama. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ...

He served in the cabinet of President Gerald Ford. Order: 38th President Vice President: Nelson A. Rockefeller Term of office: August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 Preceded by: Richard Nixon Succeeded by: Jimmy Carter Date of birth: July 14, 1913 Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska First Lady: Betty Ford Political party: Republican Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...

He serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Kettering Foundation 1981-present.

External links

• Bio (http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/exhibits/cabinet/mathews.htm)