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⚫ '''Samuel Clarence Ford''' (November 7, 1882{{spaced ndash}}November 25, 1961) was an American politician who served as the ] of ] from 1941 to 1949.


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==Career== ==Career==
Ford was a member of the ]. He served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for Montana from 1908 to 1914 and served as the ] from 1917 to 1921. He was a ] on the Montana State Supreme Court from 1929 to 1933.* Sam C. Ford, the ] of ].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_ford_samuel.html|title= Montana Governor Samuel Clarence Ford|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate= October 14, 2012}}</ref> Ford was a member of the ]. He served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for Montana from 1908 to 1914 and served as the ] from 1917 to 1921. He was a ] on the Montana State Supreme Court from 1929 to 1933.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_ford_samuel.html|title= Montana Governor Samuel Clarence Ford|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate= October 14, 2012}}</ref>


Ford was elected ] on November 5, 1940 and was reelected in 1944. Ford served as Governor from 1941 to 1949.<ref>{{cite web|title=Montana Governor Samuel Clarence Ford|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_ford_samuel.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=26 August 2012}}</ref> He is credited with reducing the state bureaucracy. During his administration, the budget was balanced, the Missouri River development project was launched, in an attempt to provide cheap electricity for farmers,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sam C. Ford|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14948104|publisher=Find A Grave|accessdate=9 October 2012}}</ref> and ] issues were dealt with. Ford retired from political life when he failed to be reelected. He was a delegate to the ] in 1952. Ford was elected ] on ], narrowly defeating incumbent Governor ]. In ], he was re-elected comfortably over ], the former ]. Ford ran for re-election in ], but was defeated in the general election by former ] ], and retired from politics. During his tenure as Governor, he reduced the state bureaucracy, balanced the budget, launched the ] development project to provide cheap electricity to farmers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sam C. Ford|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14948104|publisher=Find A Grave|accessdate=9 October 2012}}</ref> He was a delegate to the ] in 1952.


==Death== ==Death==

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Sam C. Ford
11th Governor of Montana
In office
January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949
Preceded byRoy E. Ayers
Succeeded byJohn W. Bonner
Personal details
Born(1882-11-07)7 November 1882
Albany, Kentucky
Died25 November 1961(1961-11-25) (aged 79)
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionAttorney

Samuel Clarence Ford (November 7, 1882 – November 25, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 12th Governor of Montana from 1941 to 1949.

Biography

Ford was born on November 7, 1882 in Albany, Kentucky. His early education was in the public schools of Kansas and he graduated from the University of Kansas with an LL.B. in 1906. He established a legal practice as well as a public service career in Helena, Montana. He married Mary Leslie Shobe in 1910 and they had four children.

Career

Ford was a member of the Republican party. He served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for Montana from 1908 to 1914 and served as the Attorney General of Montana from 1917 to 1921. He was a Supreme Court Justice on the Montana State Supreme Court from 1929 to 1933.

Ford was elected Governor of Montana on November 5, 1940, narrowly defeating incumbent Governor Roy E. Ayers. In 1944, he was re-elected comfortably over Leif Erickson, the former Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court. Ford ran for re-election in 1948, but was defeated in the general election by former StateAttorney General John W. Bonner, and retired from politics. During his tenure as Governor, he reduced the state bureaucracy, balanced the budget, launched the Missouri River development project to provide cheap electricity to farmers. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1952.

Death

Ford died in Helena on November 25, 1961, and he is interred at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana USA.

References

  1. "Sam C. Ford". National Governors Association. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. "Sam C. Ford". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. "Montana Governor Samuel Clarence Ford". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  4. "Sam C. Ford". Find A Grave. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. "Sam C. Ford". National Governors Association. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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