Political Life
- District Attorney – In 1888, Ford was elected District Attorney for Sierra County on the Republican ticket by the largest majority than any candidate for that office in 17 years and was re-elected in 1890 to the office without opposition, the Democrats making no nomination against him.
- State Senator – Ford became Republican State Senator in 1892 and 1895 for California's 3rd State Senate district, Plumas, Sierra, and Nevada Counties.
- State Board of Harbor Commissioners – He was appointed attorney for the State Board of Harbor Commissioners in 1895, which office he held until elected Attorney General for the state of California in 1898.
- California Attorney General – He served as the 18th California Attorney General 1899-1902. He resigned in the midst of a bribery scandal in 1902, but was later found to be innocent.
- United Railroads – In August 1902, Ford was appointed general counsel for the United Railroads of San Francisco.
- State Board of Prisons – In 1905, Governor George Pardee selected Ford to be the State Prison Director. Ford wrote a book called California State Prisons: their history, development and management.
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