Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois

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Thomas Ford was a 19th-century American politician and jurist who served as the eighth governor of Illinois, noted for his role in stabilizing the state’s finances and his history of Illinois.

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instanceOf Governor of Illinois
human
jurist
politician
burialPlace Springdale Cemetery NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1800-12-05
dateOfDeath 1850-11-03
era 19th century
ethnicGroup American
familyName Ford NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork historiography
law
politics
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Illinois NERFINISHED
knownFor History of Illinois (1847) NERFINISHED
efforts to reduce Illinois state debt
service as the eighth governor of Illinois
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalProfession state judge in Illinois
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
notableAchievement authored an early comprehensive history of Illinois
stabilized the finances of the State of Illinois
notableWork A History of Illinois, from its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 NERFINISHED
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
officeEndTime 1846
officeStartTime 1842
ordinalInOffice 8
placeOfBirth Uniontown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Peoria, Illinois NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Illinois
residence Illinois NERFINISHED
stateOfOffice Illinois NERFINISHED
wroteAbout Illinois history
state finances of Illinois

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Ford County, Illinois namedAfter Thomas Ford, 8th Governor of Illinois