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Ford, William Henry – Forney, Daniel M

Ford, William Henry

surgeon, author, was born Oct. 7, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a Philadelphia surgeon, and twice president of the municipal board of health. He has published Healthy Dwelling-Houses and How to Build Them.

FORD, WORTHINGTON CHAUNCEY, author, was born Feb. 16, 1858, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a government statistician at Washington, and the author of American Citizens' Manual; and The Standard Silver Dollar.

Foresman, John Oakes

educator, clergyman, was born May 18, 1835, in Lycoming county, Pa. After receiving nis education at the Western Reserve college of Ohio he entered into educational work.

In 1858 he became a teacher in the Delaware Indian Mission school, and in 1860 a missionary in the Rocky mountains. He is a successful clergyman of the methodist episcopal church of Horton, Kan.

Forest, John Anthony

clergyman, bishop, was born Dec. 25, 1838, in France. He was pastor for thirty-three years at Halletsville, Tex.; and in 1895 was consecrated catholic bishop of San Antonio.

Forester, John B

congressman, was born in Tennessee. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1833 to 1837. He died Aug. 31, 1845.

Forker, Samuel C

congressman, was born March 16, 1821, in Mount Holly, N. J. He was cashier of the Bordentown Banking company; and was elected to the forty-second congress.

Forman, David

soldier, jurist, was born near Englishtown, N. J. He commanded the New Jersey militia at Germantown. After the war he was a judge of the county court, and a member of the council of state. He died about 1812.

Forman, Emily Shaw

author, poet.

She is the vice-president of the Boston Browning club; and the author of a volume of poems illustrated by Fidelia Bridges.

Forman, George W

physician, surgeon, was born Dec. 18, 1820, in Nelson county, Ky. In 1869 he received the appointment of deputy internal revenue collector for the fourth Kentucky district, and in 1873 accepted the additional duties of assessor.

Forman, Joshua

manufacturer, legislator, was born Sept. 6, 1777, in Pleasant Valley, N. Y. In 1807 he was elected to the New York legislature; and in 1808 founded the celebrated Plaster company of Camillus. He was the founder of the city of Syracuse. He died Aug. 4, 1848, in Rutherfordton, N. C.

Forman, William S

lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Jan. 20, 1847, in Natchez, Miss. He was a member of the state senate, thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth general assemblies; and was elected to the fifty-first and fifty-second congresses and re-elected to the fifty-third congress as a democrat.

Fornance, Joseph

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1839 to 1841.

Forney, Daniel M

soldier, congressman, was born in May, 1784, in Lincoln county, N. C. He was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1815 to 1818, and in 1820 was appointed commissioner to treat with the Creek Indians. From 1823 to 1826 he was a member of the state legislature. He died in October, 1847, in Lowndes county, Ala.