Leander Starr Ford (December 25, 1836 – May 19, 1905) was a

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manufacturer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a

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member. He was born in

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and educated there. In 1860, he married Mary Ellen Freeman. Ford was major in the Queen's County militia. He later served as fisheries inspector for the province.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Leander S 1836 births 1905 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs People from Queens County, Nova Scotia