James Ford (politician)

James Ford (born May 4, 1783 in Perth Amboy , New Jersey , †  August 18, 1859 in Lawrenceville , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Ford attended public schools in his home country. In 1797 he moved to New York City and in 1803 to Lindsley Town ( New York ). He later settled in Tioga County , Pennsylvania. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1824 and 1825 .

In the 1828 congressional election , Ford was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Espy Van Horne on March 4, 1829 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, James Ford ran a sawmill and a flour mill in Lawrenceville. He died there on August 18, 1859.

Web links

• James Ford in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Ford in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Espy Van Horne	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (9th constituency) with Alem Marr and Philander Stephens March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833	Henry AP Muhlenberg