Thomas Ford Lithograph, unknown artist, no date. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)
- Gender
- Male
Ford, Thomas
Biography
5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph Co., Illinois, 1804; to Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky, 1819; back to St. Louis, 1824; and to Edwardsville, Madison Co., Illinois, 1825. Married Frances Hambaugh, 12 June 1828. Moved to Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois, 1829. Served as state attorney for Illinois’s Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1829–1835; as judge of Illinois’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1835–1837; as judge of Chicago Municipal Court, 1837–1839; and as judge of Illinois’s Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1839–1841. Judge of Illinois Supreme Court, 1841–1842. Governor of Illinois, 1842–1846. Promised protection to JS when JS was jailed in Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois. Addressed citizens of Nauvoo, Hancock Co., on evening JS was murdered, 27 June 1844. Moved to Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, 1847. Wrote A History of Illinois, published posthumously in 1854. Died in Peoria.
Links
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Account of Hearings, circa 20 December 1843
- Act to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, 16 December 1840
- Affidavit from Allen Wait, 20 June 1844
- Affidavit from Amos Chase, 19 December 1843
- Affidavit from Amos Chase, 19 December 1843, Thomas Bullock First Copy
- Affidavit from Amos Chase, 19 December 1843, Thomas Bullock Second Copy
- Affidavit from Andrew M. Hamilton and James B. Hamilton, 20 December 1843, Thomas Bullock First Copy
- Affidavit from Anson Call and Others, 19 June 1844
- Affidavit from Anson Call and Others, 19 June 1844, Copy
- Affidavit from Caleb Baldwin and Others, 7 July 1843
- Affidavit from Claudius Spencer, 2 July 1844
- Affidavit from Cyrus Canfield and Gilbert Belnap, 18 June 1844
- Affidavit from Daniel Avery, 28 December 1843
- Affidavit from George G. Johnstun, 22 June 1844
- Affidavit from James Guyman, 20 June 1844
- Affidavit from James Olive, 22 June 1844
- Affidavit from Orson Hyde, 28 December 1843
- Affidavit from Shepherd Patrick and Others, 2 July 1843
- Affidavit from Shepherd Patrick and Others, 2 July 1843, George Walker Copy
- Affidavit from Thomas G. Wilson, 16 June 1844, Copy
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, John McEwan Copy
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, Joseph F. Smith Copy
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, William W. Phelps Copy
- Affidavit, 2 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Affidavit, 7 July 1843–A
- Appendix 1: Letter, Lucien Woodworth to Sam Houston, 14 July 1844
- Appendix 1: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents, Introduction
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
- Appendix 5, Document 3. Draft Notes, December 1842
- Appendix 6: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 18 January 1846
- Certification, 3 July 1843–A [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Decision, 5 January 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Demurrer, circa 14 September 1843–A [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Demurrer, circa 14 September 1843–B [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Discourse, 22 June 1844, as Reported by Alfred Bell
- Discourse, 29 August 1842
- Discourse, 29 December 1843
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 6 August 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 9 December 1843, as Reported by Nauvoo Neighbor
- Discourse, 9 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, circa 24 June 1844, as Reported by Alfred Bell
- Discourse, circa 24 June 1844, as Reported by Unknown Scribe
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Motion Overruled and Discharge, 5 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Petition and Order for Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Return of Habeas Corpus, Bond, and Order, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Draft Notes, 29 June–1 July 1844
- Editorial, 16–17 February 1844, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History Draft [21 June–8 August 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B
- Introduction to Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason
- Introduction to JS v. Emmons
- Introduction to JS v. Reynolds and Wilson
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus, State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus, and State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 12 April 1842
- Letter from Hugh Legaré, 31 March 1843 [Forgery]
- Letter from Isaac Morley, 16 June 1844
- Letter from James Adams, 14 March 1843
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 1 October 1842
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 17 December 1842
- Letter from Mason Brayman, 29 July 1843
- Letter from Miner R. Deming, 26 June 1844
- Letter from Thomas Carlin, 30 June 1842
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 12 December 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 13 September 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 17 December 1842
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 21 June 1844
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844
- Letter from William Clayton, 26 June 1844
- Letter from William S. Wright, 24 July 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 16 August 1842
- Letter to Brigham Young, 17 and 20 June 1844
- Letter to Editor, 10 February 1844
- Letter to Editors, 6 May 1841
- Letter to Edward Hunter, 9 and 11 March 1842
- Letter to Edward Johnstone, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Emma Smith, 25 June 1844
- Letter to Emma Smith, 27 June 1844
- Letter to Friends in Illinois, 20 December 1841
- Letter to Henry T. Hugins, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Horace Hotchkiss, 10 March 1842
- Letter to Isaac Morley, 16 June 1844
- Letter to Jesse B. Thomas, 26 June 1844–B
- Letter to John R. Wakefield, 23 June 1844
- Letter to John Smith, 17 June 1844
- Letter to John Tyler, 20 June 1844
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 16 January 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 1 January 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 11 December 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 14 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 16 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 16 October 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 20 September 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 21 August 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 21 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 22–23 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 24 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 26 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 6 December 1843
- Letter to Wilson Law, 14 August 1842
- Letter, David S. Hollister to Hyrum Smith, 12 August 1842
- Letter, Hart Fellowes and Abraham Jonas to Nauvoo City Council, 1 July 1844
- Letter, Hart Fellowes and Abraham Jonas to Nauvoo City Council, 1 July 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Letter, John M. Bernhisel to Thomas Ford, 14 June 1844
- Letter, John R. Wakefield to Thomas Ford, 14 June 1844
- Letter, John Taylor and Others to Thomas Ford, 6 June 1843
- Letter, John Taylor and Others to Thomas Ford, between 12 May and 1 June 1843, Draft
- Letter, Nauvoo City Council to Abraham Jonas and Hart Fellowes, circa 1 July 1844
- Letter, Nauvoo City Council to Abraham Jonas and Hart Fellowes, circa 1 July 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Letter, Samuel Owens to Thomas Ford, 10 June 1843
- Letter, Thomas Ford to Jacob B. Backenstos, circa 6 July 1843
- Letter, Thomas Ford to Mason Brayman, 3 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Letter, Thomas Ford to Miner R. Deming, 30 June 1844
- Letter, Thomas Ford to Miner R. Deming, 30 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Letter, Thomas Ford to Miner R. Deming, 30 June 1844, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Letter, William W. Phelps and Willard Richards to Thomas Ford, 4 July 1844, John McEwan First Copy
- Letter, William W. Phelps and Willard Richards to Thomas Ford, 4 July 1844, John McEwan Second Copy
- Letter, William W. Phelps to Thomas Ford, 30 December 1843
- Letterbook 2
- Letters from Hugh T. Reid and James W. Woods, 24 June 1844
- Location of the Twelve Apostles, circa 20 June 1844
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorandum, 20 June 1844
- Military Order to Hugh McFall, 16 June 1844
- Minutes and Discourse, 29 December 1843
- Minutes and Discourse, 3–5 October 1840
- Minutes and Discourses, 6 May 1844
- Minutes, 1 July 1844
- Minutes, 1 July 1844, Draft
- Minutes, 1 July 1844, as Reported by John McEwan
- Minutes, 1 July 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
- Minutes, 1 July 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock, Draft
- Minutes, 1 June 1843
- Minutes, 1 June 1843, Draft
- Minutes, 12 May 1843
- Minutes, 21 June 1844
- Minutes, 26 May 1842
- Minutes, 3 January 1844
- Minutes, 5 March 1844
- Minutes, 8 July 1844
- Miscellaneous Notes [20–22 June 1844]
- Miscellaneous Notes [21–23 June 1844]
- Miscellaneous Notes [25–28 June 1844, 1843]
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Note from Thomas Ford, 26 June 1844
- Order, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Order, 31 December 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 30 June 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Pleas, circa 13 September 1843 [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, Draft
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Proclamation, 15 January 1841
- Proclamation, 16 June 1844
- Replication, circa 7 May 1844 [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Resolutions, 1 July 1844
- Resolutions, 1 July 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Resolutions, 1 July 1844, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Resolutions, 7 December 1843
- Song, 7 January 1843
- Statement from Robert D. Foster, circa 23 June 1844
- Thomas Ford, Order, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in Reports [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in the Sangamo Journal [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 17 June 1843, George Walker Copy [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]