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Budd S. Ford
Budd S. Ford (March 2, 1840 – July 20, 1879) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Queen Anne's County, Maryland, Queen Anne's County, from 1872 to 1874. He also served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1876 to 1878. Early life Budd S. Ford was born on March 2, 1840, in Salem, New Jersey, to Catharine (née Wright) and Charles T. Ford. His father was a clergyman with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He attended The Pennington School, Pennington Academy. At the age of 14, he worked as a clerk at a wholesale drug store. Career Ford moved west and lived in Ohio. He then moved to Maryland and worked as a clerk on a steamer on Chester River. He stayed in that role until 1860 and then worked as captain of the steamer until 1862. After marrying in 1862, Ford moved to Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He organized the Chester River Steamboat Stock Company and served as president and general business manager. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Queen Anne's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 49,874. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place with a population of 7,442 as of 2020. The county is named for Queen Anne of Great Britain, who reigned when the county was established in 1706 during the colonial period. The county is part of the Mid-Eastern Shore region of the state. Queen Anne's County is included in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area, and is the easternmost in both. Chesapeake Bay Bridge connects Kent Island in Queen Anne's County across Chesapeake Bay to Anne Arundel County. The American Discovery Trail runs through the county. History Queen Anne's County has 265 miles of waterfront, much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |