Nicholas Ford | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | David Rea |
| Succeeded by | James Broadhead |
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| Born | (1833-06-21)June 21, 1833 Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | June 18, 1897(1897-06-18) (aged 63) Miltonvale, Kansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Catholic Cemetery,Ford City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Greenback |
| Occupation | Politician |
Nicholas Ford (June 21, 1833 – June 18, 1897) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born inWicklow, Ireland, Ford attended the village school and Maynooth College,Dublin, Ireland.Ford emigrated to the United States in 1848 with his parents, who settled inChicago, Illinois.He moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1859 and later to Colorado and Montana, states in which he engaged in mining.He returned to Missouri and settled in Rochester, Andrew County, and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Ford was elected a member of the State house of representatives in 1875.
Ford was elected as a Greenbacker (National Party) to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress and for election in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.He was an unsuccessful Republicancandidate for Governor of Missouri in 1884.He moved toVirginia City, Nevada.He served as member of the first city council.He retired from active business and moved toMiltonvale, Kansas, where he died June 23, 1897.He was interred in the Catholic Cemetery,Aurora, Kansas.
Ford is the namesake of the community ofFord City, Missouri.[1]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forGovernor of Missouri 1884 | Succeeded by Elbert Kimball |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 9th congressional district March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Succeeded by |
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