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Thomas Ford

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Politician 1800-1850

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1800 to 1850 · aged 49
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Thomas Ford was a lawyer, judge, author and the eighth governor of Illinois. The first Illinois governor to be raised in the state, he served from 1842 to 1846 and became known for restoring the state's solvency and reducing geographic sectionalism, as well as for leading the legislature despite his lack of prior...

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Thomas Ford was a lawyer, judge, author and the eighth governor of Illinois. The first Illinois governor to be raised in the state, he served from 1842 to 1846 and became known for restoring the state's solvency and reducing geographic sectionalism, as well as for leading the legislature despite his lack of prior political experience. A lifelong Democrat, Ford is also remembered for anti-Mormon sentiments and vacillation which led to the death of Joseph Smith, and the subsequent Illinois Mormon War of 1844-1845.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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Lived 1800 to 1850 · aged 49
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