Thomas Gardner Ford

Thomas Gardner Ford
Born	Thomas Gardner Ford, Sr. (1918-07-15)July 15, 1918 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1995(1995-08-28) (aged 77) Johns Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Politician, businessman
Political party	Republican
Parent(s)	Dorothy Ayer Gardner Gerald Rudolff Ford
Relatives	Gerald Ford (half-brother)

Thomas Gardner Ford, Sr. (July 15, 1918 – August 28, 1995) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ford served in the United States Army during World War II. He graduated from University of Michigan and worked at the Ford Paint and Varnish Company in Grand Rapids. He served on the Kent County, Michigan Board of Commissioners from 1958 to 1964. He then served in the Michigan House of Representatives (1964–72) as a Republican. He then worked for the Michigan State Legislature in legislative audit (1972–80). He died in Johns Island, South Carolina. He was a half-brother of President Gerald Ford.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Notes

↑ Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum-Thomas G. Ford papers
↑ Michigan Legislative Biography Database-Thomas G. Gardner
↑ Politicalgraveyard.com-Thomas Gardner Ford
↑ Gerald R. Ford Library-Ford family genealogical information
↑ 'There Are Fords In Their Past, Present and Future-Two Geralds, Tom, Richard, James,' Benton Harbor News Palladium (Michigan), May 6, 1965, pg. 17

Gerald R. Ford

38th President of the United States (1974–1977) 40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974) U.S. Representative for MI-5 (1949–1973)

Presidency (timeline)	Inauguration Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974 Education for All Handicapped Children Act Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control Helsinki Accords National Security Study Memorandum 200 Nixon pardon Whip inflation now Wilson desk Assassination attempts (Sacramento San Francisco) State of the Union Addresses (1975 1976) Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments Supreme Court candidates controversies

Life	Early life Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens President Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home Gerald R. Ford Jr. House Warren Commission AEI World Forum Death and state funeral Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library

Elections	United States House of Representatives elections, 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 Republican Party presidential primaries, 1976 1980 Republican National Convention, 1976 1980 United States presidential election, 1976

Legacy	Gerald R. Ford International Airport Gerald R. Ford Award Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Ford House Office Building USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Gerald R. Ford Freeway U.S. Postage stamps

Family	Betty Ford (spouse Betty Ford Center) Michael Gerald Ford (son) John Gardner Ford (son) Steven Meigs Ford (son) Susan Ford Bales (daughter) Dorothy Gardner Ford (mother) Gerald Rudolff Ford (stepfather) Leslie Lynch King Sr. (biological father) Thomas Gardner Ford (maternal half-brother) Charles Henry King (paternal grandfather) Liberty (family dog)

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