John Ford House (January 9, 1827 – June 28, 1904) was an American politician and a member of the

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for

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's 6th congressional district.

Biography

House was born on January 9, 1827 near

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in Williamson County. He attended the local academy and the

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in Lexington,

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. He graduated with a law degree from

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in 1850, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Franklin, Tennessee.

Career

House moved to

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, and was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1853 and a

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on the Constitutional Union ticket of

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and Everett in 1860. He was a member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy from Tennessee. During the

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, he enlisted in the

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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. Elected as a

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to the Forty-fourth Congress and the three succeeding Congresses, House served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1883. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882, and resumed the practice of law.

Death

House died in

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on June 28, 1904 (age 77 years, 171 days). He is

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at Greenwood Cemetery.

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