James Ford | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | See below |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1824-1825 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1783-05-04)May 4, 1783 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1859(1859-08-18) (aged 76) |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
James Ford (May 4, 1783 – August 18, 1859) was aJacksonian member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
James Ford was born inPerth Amboy, New Jersey. He moved toNew York City in 1797 and to Lindsley Town (laterLindley, New York) in 1803. He moved toTioga County, Pennsylvania, and was elected a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1824 and 1825.
Ford was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-first andTwenty-second Congresses. He operated a sawmill and a gristmill atLawrenceville, Pennsylvania, until his death at that place in 1859. Interment in the old Lindsley family cemetery at Lindley, New York.
TheJames Ford House is a house he had built for his son in 1831. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 9th congressional district 1829–1833 1829–1831 alongside:Alem Marr andPhilander Stephens | Succeeded by |