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Lewis Byington Ford (November 1, 1890 - January 19, 1985) was born in Downieville, Sierra County, California, the son of Attorney-General Tirey L. Ford and Mary Emma Byington. ==Early life== Ford graduated from Santa Clara College in 1910 and the University of California at Berkeley in 1912, where he earned his degree of Master of Arts.〔University of California Register, Berkeley, 1912-13, University of California Press Berkeley, 1913.〕 In 1916, Ford was Director of the Animated Film Corp in San Francisco, of which his father, Tirey L. Ford, was president. The company produced animated cartoons long before Walt Disney. Ford worked with Benjamin Thackston Knight (1895–1977), aka "Tack" Knight, Pinto Colvig and Angel Espoy. The endeavor ended with the entry of the U.S. into World War I. In 1917, Ford enlisted in the California National Guard and went to Officers Training Camp at the Presidio of San Francisco where he was commissioned and then sent to France during World War I. He was Captain in the 26th "Yankee" Division. In France, he trained at the Saint-Cyr cavalry school.〔World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918〕 He was in the engagements of Château-Thierry, St. Mihiel and the Toul sector. On March 10, 1919, Ford returned home after recuperating from a poison gas attack suffered during an advance in Troyon, France. Ford saw active service practically the whole time he was in France. He brought a detachment of soldiers to New York from France.〔San Francisco Chronicle; "Captain Byington Ford, Son of Tirey L. Ford, Among Men to Arrive"〕 In 1919, working with Samuel Finley Brown Morse, Ford became a manager at the Del Monte Properties in Pebble Beach, California, heading their real estate department for twelve years. He rode horseback through the undeveloped parts of Del Monte Forest and later headed their Real Estate Department for 12 years. On November 17, 1920, Ford married Marion Boisot in Pebble Beach, California. In 1931 he formed the Carmel Realty Company. He and his wife Marion had three children, Mary Jane, Patricia, and Audrey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Byington Ford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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