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.
John Ford House | |
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| Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Speaker | Samuel J. Randall |
| Preceded by | Hiester Clymer |
| Succeeded by | George W. Geddes (1883) |
| 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 | January 9, 1827 Williamson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 1904 (aged 77) Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Julia Franklin Beech House |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University Lebanon Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Biography
editHouse 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 with a law degree from Cumberland University in 1850, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Franklin, Tennessee.
Career
editHouse 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 American Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate States 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
editHouse died in Clarksville, Tennessee, on June 28, 1904 (age 77 years, 171 days). He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery.[4]
References
edit- ^ "John Ford House". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "John Ford House". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "John Ford House". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "John Ford House". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "John F. House (id: H000819)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John F. House at Find a Grave