About Richard Ford
Lived 1758 – 1806 (aged 47–48). Richard Ford was a politician.
Sir Richard Ford (1758 – 3 May 1806) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1789 to 1791.
Ford was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of East Grinstead in Sussex at an unopposed by-election in February 1789.
He served less than a year as an MP for Appleby, until he resigned from the Commons in early 1791 (The by-election for his successor was held in May 1791.) Ford later married Benjamin Booth's daughter, an heiress. His eldest son from this marriage – also named Richard Ford – was known for his art collection and his travel writings about Spain.
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Who was Richard Ford?
British police magistrate and politician
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Richard Ford was born in 1758.
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Richard Ford died on 3 May 1806.
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Richard Ford was a politician.
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· DBpedia: Richard Ford (East Grinstead MP)
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