Austin E. Ford
| Austin E. Ford | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1857 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died |
September 17, 1896 New York City, United States |
Cause of death | Digestive disease |
| Term | 1895-1896 New York City Fire Commissioner |
| Successor | Thomas Sturgis |
Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Relatives | Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M., Sister Ita Ford, M.M., & William P. Ford, Jr. |
Austin E. Ford was an Irish-American publisher, born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was editor of the New York Freeman, and was associated with the Irish World, a newspaper run by his uncle, Patrick Ford.<ref name=AEF /[1] As such, he was active in promoting the cause of Irish independence.[2]
Ford moved to New York City, where he later ran for New York's 7th congressional district for the United States Congress, losing to the Democratic Party candidate, Franklin Bartlett, in 1894. At the time he lived at 2767 Marion Avenue in what is now the Borough of the Bronx.[3] He was appointed as the Fire Commissioner of New York City in 1895 by fellow Republican, Mayor Strong, and died in office at the age of 39, on September 17, 1896.[4]
Ford was a relative of Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M., a missionary killed during the Korean War, Sister Ita Ford, M.M., a missionary murdered in El Salvador in 1980, and her brother, William P. Ford, Jr.
References
- ↑ "Appointed by Mayor" (PDF). New York Times (May 2). 1895. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ↑ "Sympathy for Ireland.; A Big Mass Meeting of Parnell's Friends in Brooklyn" (newspaper article). New York Times (April 15). 1887. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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- ↑ "To Succeed Austin E. Ford.; Thomas Sturgis Made a Fire Commissioner by the Mayor" (PDF). New York Times (April 6). 1896. Retrieved 2008-10-05.