Background
Ford, Tirey Lafayette was born on December 29, 1857 in Monroe Company, Missouri, United States. Son of Jacob Harrison and Mary Winn (Abernathy) Ford.
Ford, Tirey Lafayette was born on December 29, 1857 in Monroe Company, Missouri, United States. Son of Jacob Harrison and Mary Winn (Abernathy) Ford.
Educational public schools.
Removed to California, 1877. Admitted to bar, 1882. District attorney, Sierra Company, 1888-1892.
State senator, 1892-1896.
Attorney State Harbor Commission, 1894-1898. Attorney general, 1898-1902.
Member California State Board of Prison Directors, 1905-1914. Author: Dawn and the Dons—the Romance of Monterey (a history).
Home: San Francisco, California Deceased.
Member California State Board of Prison Directors, 1905-1914.
Married Emma Byington, February 1, 1888 (deceased). Children: Relda (Mistress Samuel F. B. Morse), Byington, Tirey Lafayette.