Tim Ford (politician) explained

Tim Ford
Office:59th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Term Start:January 5, 1988
Term End:January 6, 2004
Predecessor:Buddie Newman
Successor:William McCoy
State House1:Mississippi
District1:18th
Term Start1:January 1980
Term End1:January 6, 2004
Predecessor1:John Nipper
Jim Sumner
Successor1:Jerry Turner
Birth Name:Timothy Alan Ford
Birth Date:22 October 1951
Death Place:Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Mary Foose
Alma Mater:University of Mississippi

Timothy Alan Ford (October 22, 1951  - February 27, 2015) was a Mississippi politician. A Democrat, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives including as Speaker.

Born in Winter Haven, Florida, Ford grew up in Baldwyn, Mississippi. Ford received his bachelor's degree from the University of Mississippi and his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1980, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tupelo, Mississippi area and was a Democrat. From 1988 until 2004, Ford served as the speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives. After his retirement, Ford continued to practice law. He died of a heart attack in Oxford, Mississippi.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.balch.com/tford/ Balch & Bingham LLP-Tim Ford
  2. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/pdf/HR/HR0046PS.pdf Mississippi Legislature 2003 session-House Resolution 43 Speaker Tim Ford on his retirement