Thomas H. Ford (August 23, 1814 – February 29, 1868) was an American Republican politician who served as the third lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1856 to 1858. Ford was born August 23, 1814 at Rockingham County, Virginia. He had little formal education and his occupation was a farmer. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. Smith 1898 : 44 He moved to Mansfield, Ohio, and became an anti-slavery leader. After delivering a speech at Philadelphia espousing the Republican party, he was offered the nomination for lieutenant governor in 1855, and won election to a single term. In 1860, he was chosen Government Printer by the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Mexican War, and was Colonel of the

32nd Ohio Infantry The 32nd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 32nd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Mansfield, Ohio August 20-September 7, 1861, and mustered in for three years servi ...

Ohio Volunteer Militia The Ohio Army National Guard is a part of the Ohio National Guard and the Army National Guard of the United States Army. It is also a component of the organized militia of the state of Ohio, which also includes the Ohio Naval Militia, the Ohio ...

during the

U.S. Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. Ford was arrested in 1862, and sent to Washington, D.C. for trial by a military commission. He was charged with having neglected his duty in the defense of Maryland Heights at the

Battle of Harpers Ferry {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Battle of Harpers Ferry , partof = the American Civil War , image = NWDNS-165-SB-26 Harpers Ferry Virginia.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = Harpers ...

, September, 1862. After trial, Ford was ordered dismissed from the service on November 8, 1862, by order of the War Department. Reid 1895 : 214 He located in Washington, D.C., where he had a lucrative law practice, and where he died February 29, 1868. He was buried in Mansfield Cemetery.

Notes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Thomas H. 1814 births 1868 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Ohio Ohio Republicans Ohio lawyers American military personnel of the Mexican–American War People of Ohio in the American Civil War Politicians from Mansfield, Ohio Union Army colonels 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers