| Robert Ford | |
| Office: | Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 23rd district |
| Term Start: | 1941 |
| Term End: | 1943 |
| Term Start1: | 1945 |
| Term End1: | 1953 |
| Office2: | King County Commissioner |
| Term Start2: | February 1, 1962 |
| Term End2: | November 1, 1962 |
| Predecessor2: | Howard Odell |
| Successor2: | John T. O'Brien |
| Birth Name: | Robert MacDonald Ford |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1911 |
| Death Place: | Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
Robert MacDonald Ford, Jr. (May 2, 1911 – June 9, 2004)[1] was an American insurance agent who served as a Democratic[2] state representative for the Bremerton area of the State of Washington from 1941 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1953. Ford was Democratic Floor Leader of the House of Representatives; Chairman of the House Highways Committee; and instrumental in the creation of the Agate Pass Bridge between Bainbridge Island and the Olympic Peninsula.[3]
Ford was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1911; graduated from high school in Glendale, California and earned degrees in economics and political science from the University of Washington in Seattle.[1] He served in the United States Navy during World War II on minesweepers in Iceland and at the landing at Salerno.[1]
Ford served as King County, Washington County Commissioner during the Seattle World's Fair and was instrumental in King County's acquisition of MaryMoor Farm/Park and later served as the manager of Seattle's Boeing Field.[1]
He married Nancy Elizabeth McFate of South Colby, Washington; they had a daughter and a son. He died June 9, 2004, on Bainbridge Island at the age of 93, and was survived by his children Robert MacDonald Ford, III and Linda J. Ford (Cauthers).[1]
He is known to history as a fellow sailor and close friend of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Ford said that when Hubbard asked for a letter of introduction, he gave Hubbard a blank sheet of letterhead which he later didn't know if he had signed, and told Hubbard "You're the writer, you write it."[4]