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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MichiganMelbourne Haddock FORD
(1849-1891)
FORD, Melbourne Haddock, a
Representative from Michigan; born in Salem, Washtenaw County,
Mich., June 30, 1849; moved to Lansing with his parents in 1859;
attended the common schools and the Michigan State College of
Agriculture at East Lansing; enlisted in the United States Navy in
1864, and in 1867 was appointed a midshipman at the United States
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; resigned the following year and
returned to Lansing; moved to Grand Rapids in 1873 and was engaged
as official stenographer of several municipal, State, and Federal
courts; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1878; member of
the State house of representatives in 1885 and 1886; elected as a
Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1889);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first
Congress; commenced the practice of law at Grand Rapids in 1889;
chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1890; elected to the
Fifty-second Congress and served from March 4, 1891, until his
death in Grand Rapids, Mich., April 20, 1891; interment in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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