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'''James Ford''' ( |
'''James Ford''' (May 4, 1783 – August 18, 1859) was a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. |
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James Ford was born in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]]. He moved to [[New York City]] in 1797 and to Lindsley Town (later [[Lindley, New York]]) in 1803. He moved to [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania]], and was elected a member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] in 1824 and 1825. |
James Ford was born in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]]. He moved to [[New York City]] in 1797 and to Lindsley Town (later [[Lindley, New York]]) in 1803. He moved to [[Tioga County, Pennsylvania]], and was elected a member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] in 1824 and 1825. |
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html The Political Graveyard] |
*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ford.html The Political Graveyard] |
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Revision as of 22:09, 22 December 2009
James Ford (May 4, 1783 – August 18, 1859) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
James Ford was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He moved to New York City in 1797 and to Lindsley Town (later Lindley, New York) in 1803. He moved to Tioga County, Pennsylvania, and was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1824 and 1825.
Ford was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses. He operated a sawmill and a gristmill at Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, until his death at that place in 1859. Interment in the old Lindsley family cemetery at Lindley, New York.
The James Ford House is a house he had built for his sone in 1831. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Sources
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- United States Congress. "James Ford (id: F000263)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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