Aaron Lane Ford (December 21, 1903 – July 8, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1935 to 1943.
Biography
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.
Early career
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 from 1932 to 1934.
Congress
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.
Later career
After leaving Congress, he served as delegate to the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1938. He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi.
Death and burial
He was a resident of Jackson, Mississippi, until his death there July 8, 1983. He was interred in Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Georgia.
References
- United States Congress. "Aaron L. Ford (id: F000258)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
