| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| East Grinstead | 27 Feb. 1789 – 1790 |
| Appleby | 1790 – May 1791 |
Family and Education
b. 1758, 4th s. of Dr. James Ford, physician to Queen Charlotte, of Albemarle Street, London by his w. Anne Hole. educ. ?Westminster 1765-74; L. Inn 1777, called 1782. m. 7 Apr. 1794, Marianne, da. and coh. of Benjamin Booth, director, E.I. Co., of the Adelphi, London, 2s. 1da. Kntd. 16 Dec. 1801.
Offices Held
Chief magistrate at Bow Street 1800.
Address
Main residence: the Inner Temple.
biography text
In 1789 Ford was returned for East Grinstead by the Duke of Dorset, presumably as a supporter of Pitt. No vote by him appears in this Parliament, but three speeches of his are reported. He commented on the legal aspects of Warren Hastings’s petition, 1 May 1789; on the bill to prevent vexatious removals of the poor, 15 May, opposed a clause which ‘took away the possibility of a settlement’—‘was pleasant on his own profession ... he did not know but he might fall into the situation of a person to become chargeable’;1Stockdale, xvii. 235. his third speech was in the debate on army estimates, 5 Feb. 1790.
He died 3 May 1806, aged 47.
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Notes
- 1. Stockdale, xvii. 235.