James Ford (Pennsylvania politician)

James Ford (May 4, 1783 – August 18, 1859) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

James Ford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th district
In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	See below
Succeeded by	Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1824-1825
Personal details
Born	May 4, 1783 Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Died	August 18, 1859 (aged 76) Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania
Political party	Jacksonian

Biography

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 son in 1831. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

Sources

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

• United States Congress. "James Ford (id: F000263)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard