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Aaron L. Ford

Aaron Ford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943
Preceded byT. Jeff Busby
Succeeded byThomas G. Abernethy
Personal details
Born
Aaron Lane Ford

December 21, 1903 (1903-12-21)
Potts Camp, Mississippi
DiedJuly 8, 1983 (1983-07-09) (aged 79)
Jackson, Mississippi
Resting placeRosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCumberland University
ProfessionAttorney politician

Aaron Lane Ford (December 21, 1903 – July 8, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1935 to 1943.

Biography

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Born in Potts Camp, Mississippi, Ford attended public schools in Mississippi and Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. He was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice in Aberdeen, Mississippi.

Early career

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He moved to Ackerman, Mississippi, the same year and continued the practice of law. He served as district attorney of the fifth circuit court district from 1932 to 1934.

Congress

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Ford was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.

Later career

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After leaving Congress, he served as delegate to the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1938. He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi.

Death and burial

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He was a resident of Jackson, Mississippi, until his death there July 8, 1983. He was interred in Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Georgia.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Aaron L. Ford (id: F000258)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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