Aaron L. Ford
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Aaron Lane Ford was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Potts Camp, Mississippi
, Ford attended public schools in Mississippi and Cumberland School of Law
at Cumberland University
, Lebanon, Tennessee
.
He was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice in Aberdeen, Mississippi
.
He moved to Ackerman, Mississippi
, the same year and continued the practice of law.
He served as district attorney of the fifth circuit court district 1932-1934.
Ford was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
He served as delegate to the Interparliamentary Union Conference at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1938.
He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
, and Jackson, Mississippi.
He was a resident of Jackson, Mississippi
, until his death there July 8, 1983.
He was interred in Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Georgia
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Potts Camp, Mississippi
Potts Camp, Mississippi
Potts Camp is a town in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Potts Camp is located at ....
, Ford attended public schools in Mississippi and Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
at Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
, Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
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He was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice in Aberdeen, Mississippi
Aberdeen, Mississippi
Aberdeen is a city in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 6,415 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County....
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He moved to Ackerman, Mississippi
Ackerman, Mississippi
Ackerman is a town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,696 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Choctaw County.It is named for an early landowner.-Geography:Ackerman is located at ....
, the same year and continued the practice of law.
He served as district attorney of the fifth circuit court district 1932-1934.
Ford was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1943).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress.
He served as delegate to the Interparliamentary Union Conference at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1938.
He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and Jackson, Mississippi.
He was a resident of Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, until his death there July 8, 1983.
He was interred in Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Georgia
Cuthbert, Georgia
Cuthbert is a city in, and the county seat of, Randolph County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,731 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cuthbert is located at 31º46'15" North, 84º47'37" West ....
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