Tirey L. Ford
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| Tirey L. Ford | |
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| In office 1899 – 1902 |
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| Preceded by | William F. Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by | Ulysses S. Webb |
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| Born | December 29, 1857 |
| Died | June 26, 1928 (aged 70) San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Emma Byington |
| Children | Byington Ford, Mary Relda Ford, Tirey Lafayette Ford Jr. |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Tirey Lafayette Ford (December 29, 1857 – June 26, 1928) was a successful San Francisco attorney, and Attorney-General of California (1898-1902).
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[edit] Early life
Tirey L. Ford, was born in Monroe County, Missouri, the son of Jacob Harrison Ford and Mary Winn Abernathy. In 1877, at the age of 19, Ford came to Colusa County, California. For three years, he worked on his uncle (Hugh J. Glenn)'s ranch; Glenn was a Democratic candidate for Governor. He became a student in the law office of Colonel Park Henshaw in Chico, California. [1] He was admitted to the California Bar in August, 1882. [2]
Tirey moved to Oroville, California to practice law, but after about three years moved to Downieville, the county seat of Sierra County, California. In 1888, he married Miss Mary Emma Byington, sister of Lewis Francis Byington. They had three children, Byington Ford, Mary Relda Ford, and Tirey Lafayette Ford.
[edit] Political Life
In 1888, Tirey Ford was elected District Attorney for Sierra County and was re-elected in 1890.
[edit] State Senator
He became Republican State Senator in 1892 and 1895 for Plumas, Sierra, and Nevada Counties. [3] He was appointed attorney for the State Board of Harbor Commissioners in 1895, which office he held until elected Attorney General for the state of California in 1898.[4]
[edit] California Attorney General
He served as the 18th California Attorney General 1898-1902. He resigned in the midst of a bribery scandal in 1902, but was later found to be innocent.
[edit] Private Life
In 1902, he became general counsel for the United Railroads of San Francisco. During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, he became a member of Mayor Eugene Schmitz's Committee of Fifty. Adolphus Frederic St. Sure joined Ford's law firm in San Francisco.
[edit] Retirement
After his retirement, he took up historical studies and literary pursuits. In 1926 he published a well-received novel, Dawn and the Dons: The Romance of Monterey, with vignettes and sketches by Jo Mora.
[edit] Death
On June 26, 1928, Tirey L. Ford died at the Pacific-Union Club in San Francisco, aged 70. He was interred at the family mausoleum, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ [*History of the New California - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1905.]
- ^ [The State Bar of California]
- ^ [*California State Capitol Museum]
- ^ [*S.F. Newspaper, June 26, 1928.]
- ^ [*The Political Graveyard.]
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| Preceded by William F. Fitzgerald |
California Attorney General 1899–1902 |
Succeeded by Ulysses S. Webb |
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