Background
Ford, Sumner was born on August 7, 1887 in Brooklyn. Son of Ernest W. and Frances (Sumner) Ford.
Ford, Sumner was born on August 7, 1887 in Brooklyn. Son of Ernest W. and Frances (Sumner) Ford.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1908. Bachelor of Laws, New York University, 1910.
Admitted to New York bar, 1910. Member Breed, Abbott & Morgan, New York City, since 1917. Vice-president, director Wah Chang Corporation.
President, secretary, director Fifth Seventy-Seven, Incorporated.
Director Wah Chang Smelting & Refining Company American. Director, Executive Committee Underwriters Trust Company, National Distillers & Chemical Corporation Government Appeal agent Selective Service Acting, 1940-1947.
Board of directors Beckman Downtown Hospital. Vice president, board directors Li Foundation.
Member board management Brooklyn Navy Young Men's Christian Association.
Trustee vice president Brooklyn Institute Arts and Sciences, 1931-1940. Trustee Brooklyn Hospital, 1930-1941.
Served as First lieutenant Ordnance corpus, United States army, 1917-1918, Chemical Warfare Service, 1918. Member American, New York State bar associations, Association Bar City of New York, New York County Lawyers Association Beta Kappa, Chi Psi. Clubs: University, Down Town, Williams, Broad Street, Links (New York City).
Married Helen B. Jourdan, November 18, 1913. Children: Anne Hamilton (Mistress Charles I. Pierce), James Jourdan, Helen Richardson (Mistress James West. Spalding), Jean Sumner (Mistress Gayer Doctorate. Bellamy).