Samuel Ford (Maryland politician)

Ford was a Whig and later became a Republican.^[2] He was elected as a Whig and served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1858.^[2][3]

During the start of the Civil War, Ford organized Company A of the 5th Maryland Regiment and served as its captain. The company served at conflicts including in Berlin, Maryland, at the Siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Antietam.^[2] After the war, Ford worked in a brick business and supplied brick for buildings in Washington, D.C., including the United States Capitol and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.^[2]

Ford married Ella Stout, daughter of Joseph T. Stout. They had two sons, Herbert and Carroll.^[2] He was a member and steward of the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.^[2]

Ford died on February 27, 1900, at the age of 68, at his home in Washington, D.C.^[2] He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.^[1]