Austin E. Ford
Austin Edward Ford was an American publisher and Fire Commissioner of [New York City|Fire Commissioner] of New York.
Biography
Austin Edward Ford was born on August 31, 1857, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Ellen and Thomas Irwin Ford. He was editor of the New York Freeman, and was associated with the Irish World, a newspaper run by his uncle, Patrick Ford. As such, he was active in promoting the cause of Irish independence.Ford moved to Manhattan, where he later ran for New York's 7th congressional district for the United States Congress, losing to the Democratic Party candidate, Franklin Bartlett, in 1894. At the time he lived at 2767 Marion Avenue in what is now the Borough of the Bronx. He was appointed New [York City Fire Commissioner|Fire Commissioner] in 1895 by fellow Republican, Mayor Strong.