John Ford House

John Ford House
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1875  March 3, 1883
Preceded by Washington C. Whitthorne
Succeeded by Andrew J. Caldwell
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1853
Personal details
Born (1827-01-09)January 9, 1827
Williamson County, Tennessee
Died June 28, 1904(1904-06-28) (aged 77)
Clarksville, Tennessee
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Julia Franklin Beech House
Alma mater

Transylvania University

Lebanon Law School
Profession

lawyer

politician

John Ford House (January 9, 1827 June 28, 1904) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.

Biography

House was[1] born on January 9, 1827 near Franklin, Tennessee in Williamson County. He attended the local academy and the Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Lebanon Law School in 1850, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Franklin, Tennessee.

Career

House moved to Montgomery County, Tennessee, and was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1853 and a presidential elector on the Constitutional Union ticket of Bell and Everett in 1860. He was a member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy from Tennessee. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served until paroled in Columbus, Mississippi in June 1865. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868. He was a member of the Tennessee state constitutional convention in 1870.[2]

Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress and the three succeeding Congresses, House served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1883.[3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882, and resumed the practice of law.

Death

House died in Clarksville, Tennessee on June 28, 1904 (age 77 years, 171 days). He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. "John Ford House". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. "John Ford House". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. "John Ford House". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. "John Ford House". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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Confederate States House of Representatives
Preceded by
none
Representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress from Tennessee
1861
Succeeded by
none
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Washington C. Whitthorne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th congressional district

1875–1883
Succeeded by
Andrew J. Caldwell
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