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Forbes, Samuel Franklin – Ford, James Lauren

Forbes, Samuel Franklin

surgeon, author, was born June 8, 1829, in Canton, Conn. In 1886 he was mayor of Toledo, Ohio. He is the author of several medical works. 1

Forbes, Stephen Alfred

naturalist, author, was born May 29, 1844, in Silver Creek, Ill. He is a professor of zoology in the university of Illinois and state entomologist, and the author of Studies of the Food of Birds, Fishes, and Insects; and Contagious Diseases of Insects.

Force, William Quereau

meteorologist, author, was born March 7, 1820, in Washington, D. C. He was a meteorologist of Washington who assisted his father in preparing American Archives, and published Builder's Guide; and The Picture of Washington. He died Dec. 15, 1880, in Washington, D. C.

Ford, Corydon La

physician, author, was born Aug. 29, 1813, in Lexington, N. Y. He is a physician of note who has held several medical professorships, and since 1886 has been professor emeritus in the Long Island College hospital. He is the author of Questions on Anatomy, etc.; Questions on the Structure and Development of the Human Teeth; and Syllabus of Lectures on Odontology, Human and Comparative.

Ford, Daniel Roberts

clergyman, was born June 8, 1836, in North Berwick, Maine. He has filled various positions in mercantile and manufacturing businesses; and has attained success as a clergyman in his native state.

Ford, Daniel S

journalist, was born April 15, 1822, in Cambridgeport, Mass. He purchased from N. P. Willis The Youth's Companion, and has now for thirty-five years, under the business nom de plume of Perry Mason and Co., edited and published that paper.

Ford, Edward Lloyd

publisher, was born March 10, 1845, in England. In 1867 he became a partner in the newly established publishing house of J. B. Ford and Co., and contributed largely to the success of the Christian Union. He died Dec. 16, 1880, in Morristown, N. J.

FORD, MRS. EMILY ELLSWORTH (FOWLER), author, poet, was born Aug. 26, 1826, in Greenfield, Mass. She is a Brooklyn writer who has published My Recollections, a volume of poetry.

Ford, Gabriel Hogarth

lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 3, 1765, in Morristown, N. J. He became presiding judge of the court of common pleas for the eastern district of New Jersey; and in 1820-40 was a justice of the supreme court. He died Aug. 27, 1849, in Morristown, N. J.

Ford, George

lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 11, 1846, in South Bend, Ind.

He was prosecuting attorney in South Bend from 1875 until 1885, when he resigned, having been elected a representative from Indiana to the fortyninth congress as a democrat.

Ford, Gordon Lester

lawyer, railroad president, was born Dec. 16, 1823, in Lebanon, Conn. From 1873 till 1881 he was the business manager of the New York Tribune; and in 1883 became president of the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island railroad. He died Nov. 14, 1891, in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Ford, James

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He served two years in the Pennsylvania legislature, and was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1833. He died in August, 1850, in Lawrence, Pa.

Ford, James Lauren

journalist, author, was born in 1854, in Missouri. He is a journalist and litterateur of New York city, and the author of Dr. Dodd's School; The Third Alarm, are tales for juvenile readers. Other works of his are Hypnotic Tales; The Literary Shop; Bohemia Invaded; and Dolly Dillenback.