Thomas Ford (December 5 1800 – November 3 1850) was the eighth Governor of Illinois and served in this capacity from 1842 to 1846. A Democrat he is remembered largely for his involvement in the death of Joseph Smith Jr. and the subsequent Illinois Mormon War. He is also the author of A History of Illinois (Chicago 1854) published posthumously about the state from its founding in 1818 until 1847.
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