Tim Ford

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Tim Ford
59th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1988 – January 6, 2004
Preceded byBuddie Newman
Succeeded byWilliam McCoy
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 1980 – January 6, 2004
Preceded byJohn Nipper
Jim Sumner
Succeeded byJerry Turner
Personal details
Born
Timothy Alan Ford

(1951-10-22)October 22, 1951
Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
DiedFebruary 27, 2015(2015-02-27) (aged 63)
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mary Foose
Alma materUniversity of Mississippi

Timothy Alan Ford (October 22, 1951 – February 27, 2015) was a Mississippi politician.

Born in Winter Haven, Florida, Ford grew up in Baldwyn, Mississippi. Ford received his bachelor's degree from the University of Mississippi and his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He practiced law in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1980, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Tupelo, Mississippi area and was a Democrat. From 1988 until 2004, Ford served as the speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives. After his retirement, Ford continued to practice law. He died of a heart attack in Oxford, Mississippi.[1][2]

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