Gabriel Ford (January 3, 1765 – August 27, 1849) was a soldier, lawyer, and jurist from

Morristown, New Jersey Morristown () is a town and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...

Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...

during the American Revolutionary War, and his home served as

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

's headquarters during part of his time in New Jersey. He ran a prominent law practice after the war and was later appointed judge on the United States District Court.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Gabriel 1765 births 1849 deaths American jurists People from Morristown, New Jersey Continental Army personnel