Jack Ford (politician)

Jack Ford
59th Mayor of Toledo
In office
2002 – January 3, 2006
Preceded byCarty Finkbeiner
Succeeded byCarty Finkbeiner
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2001
Preceded byCasey Jones
Succeeded byEdna Brown
Personal details
Born
John Marshall Ford

(1947-05-18)May 18, 1947
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 2015(2015-03-21) (aged 67)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCynthia Ford

John Marshall "Jack" Ford (May 18, 1947 – March 21, 2015) was an American Democratic politician who served as the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, from January 2002 to January 2006. Ford was Toledo's first African-American mayor.