Thomas Gardner Ford

American politician (1918–1995)

Gerald Rudolff Ford
Dorothy Ayer Gardner

RelativesGerald Ford (half-brother)

Thomas Gardner Ford Sr. (July 15, 1918 – August 28, 1995) was an American politician, businessman, and a younger half-brother of President Gerald Ford.

Biography

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 represented the 91st District in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1964 to 1972 as a Republican. He then worked for the Michigan State Legislature in legislative audit from 1972 to 1980. 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-Library of Michigan-Thomas G. Ford Sr.
^ 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 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
VP confirmation of Nelson Rockefeller
Wilson desk
Assassination attempts
- Sacramento
- San Francisco
State of the Union
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
Judicial appointments
- Supreme Court candidates
- controversies
Executive Orders
Presidential Proclamations
- Nixon pardon
Halloween Massacre
Carter transition

Foreign policy	International trips Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control Helsinki Accords National Security Study Memorandum 200 Executive Order 11905 Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Domestic policy	Cannabis policy Equal Credit Opportunity Act Education for All Handicapped Children Act Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 and 1976 Federal Election Commission Rockefeller Commission 1975 VRA Amendments Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
Economic policy	Fair Credit Billing Act Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974 Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula National Mass Transportation Assistance Act CFTC Act of 1974 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ERISA Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Net capital rule NRSROs Trade Act of 1974 Fast track authority Securities Acts Amendments of 1975 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Tax Reduction Act of 1975 Tax Reform Act of 1976 Whip inflation now
Energy policy	Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 Energy Research and Development Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission Energy Policy and Conservation Act CAFE standards Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Environmental policy	Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 Forestry Incentive Program Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum contaminant level Magnuson–Stevens Act Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 Water Resources Development Act of 1976

Life

Elections

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