J.B. Ford

Bert Ford

Full Name: James Bert Ford
Date of birth: October 5, 1892
Date of death: December 13, 1975

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 97-2 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat McGregor / McLennan   McLennan
H 97-2 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat McGregor / McLennan   McLennan
H 97-2 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat McGregor / McLennan   McLennan

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 97-2
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McGregor / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 97-2
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McGregor / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 97-2
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McGregor / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, April 1976, p. 353. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, Lieutenant, World War I. Memorial, April 1976, p. 353. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Bert Ford (1892-1975), burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery with wife Hattie Ford. Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.B. Ford, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.B. Ford, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.B. Ford, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935
Banks and Banking  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections  
State Affairs  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
Survey of Public Safety Commission  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Appropriations  
Constitutional Amendments  
Public Lands and Buildings  
State Affairs  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Appropriations  
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance  
Penitentiaries  
Public Lands and Buildings  

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