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John Anson Ford (September 29, 1883〔(California Death Index ), retrieved November 8, 2011〕 - November 3, 1983) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. ==Life and career== Ford was born in Waukegan, Illinois.〔(''New York Times'' obituary, published November 5, 1983 ), retrieved November 7, 2011.〕 He attended Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, taught history and economics, then moved to Chicago, where he worked on the ''Chicago Tribune''. He was on the editorial board of ''Popular Mechanics''. In 1920 he came to Los Angeles and entered the advertising and publicity business.〔(Inventory of the John Anson Ford Papers, 1928-1971 ), at Online Archive of California.〕 Ford represented District 3 on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1934 to 1958. He was active in Democratic Party politics, serving on the state Central Committee, as chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, as delegate to Democratic National Conventions from California, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1940,〔(The Political Graveyard ), Ford page〕 and as chairman of the Southern California Citizens for Kennedy Committee.〔 On his motion, in 1944, the Board of Supervisors established the Joint Committee for Interracial Progress that later became the Human Relations Commission. After retiring, Ford "wrote regular newspaper columns and continued to give service to the community at large." The John Anson Ford Human Relations Award is named for him,〔(Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations )〕 as are the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, and John Anson Ford Park in Bell Gardens, California.〔(Bell Gardens Recreation Services )〕 John Anson Ford died at Midway Hospital in Los Angeles.〔〔 He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. 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「John Anson Ford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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