John T. Ford

John T. Ford
Born
John Thompson Ford

April 16, 1829
Died (aged 64)
Baltimore, Maryland, US
OccupationTheater manager
Years active1854–1890s

John Thompson Ford (April 16, 1829 – March 14, 1894) was an American theater manager and politician during the nineteenth century. He is most notable for operating Ford's Theatre at the time of the Abraham Lincoln assassination.[1]

  1. ^ Toomey, Daniel; Sheads, Scott (1997). Baltimore During the Civil War. Linthicum, Md.: Toomey Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-9612670-7-0.