
Bert Ford
Full Name: James Birtie "Bert" FordDate of birth: October 5, 1892
Date of death: December 13, 1975
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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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) Attorney. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
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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) Attorney. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 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, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, World War I. James B. Ford, birth date 10/5/1892 in Batesville, Texas [sic]; residence in Coryell County. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery. James Birtie Ford, birth date 10/5/1892; residence in McGregor, McLennan County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- James Birtie Ford, birth date 10/5/1892 in Batesville, Arkansas; student; draft registration 5/30/1917 in Coryell County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Other Resources
- Obituary, Bert Ford, 12/15/1975, p. 59. Born 10/5/1892 in Batesville, Arkansas; "served in the Army during World War I . . . former member of the Texas Legislature, and was the former Administrator of the Texas Liquor Control Board having been appointed in 1937 by Governor James Allred." Austin American-Statesman.
- James Bert Ford, birth date 10/5/1892 in Batesville, Arkansas; death date 12/13/1975 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; attorney; served in U.S. Army, World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Bert Ford (1892-1975), burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, with spouse 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
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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