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 FORD. FORD. under the tuition of Rev. James Tufts, Monson. He was graduated from Amherst ( lollege in the class of 1871. After graduation he pursued his legal studies at Worcester, with Bacon, Hopkins .V Bacon, was admitted tn the Massachu- setts bar in 1878, and in i S 7 < > commenced the practice of law in Westborough, where he --till resides. Mr. Forbes was married in Worcester, February 5, [884, to Harriette, daughter T. and Maria C. (Brigham) .f Wil Meinficld. Of this union are three chil- dren : William T. M., Allan White and Cornelia Brigham Forbes. Judge Forbes was instructor in mathe- matics in Robert College, Constantinople, Turkey, from 1 S7 1 to '74 ; standing jus- tice of the ist district court of Kast Worces- ter, [875 to 7') : member of the House of Representatives, 1S.S1 and '82 ; member of the State Senate, [886 and '87, and was made judge of the courts of probate and insolvency for Worcester county, [888, which position he now holds. FORD, WlLLIA.M EDWIN, son of Elisha and Nancy (Pierce) Ford, was born 111 Milton, Norfolk county, July 20, 1 S j 3. He obtained Ins education in the com- mon schools of Dorchester. In 1840 he began life for himself, and learned the silversmith's trade in Boston with New-ell Harding. While learning his trade he became a member of the Apprentices' Library Association, making himself a valuable member by his attention to the various duties he was called upon to perform. He was duly elected an honorary member upon Ins retiring from the association. Mr. Ford was married in Boston, June 15, 1848, to Margaret K. N. Brewster, a descendant of " Elder Brewster." She was the daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Shortridge) Brewster, of New Hampshire. They have no living children. Mr. Ford has been associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows since 1844, and has passed through the different grades of office in the order, from t lie- most humble to that of grand master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. He is known by many as the " Father of the Flag of the Order," as ii was on his report, as chairman of the committee, that the Mat; was adopted by the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Baltimore, in 186S. He was representa- WILLIAM E. FORD. tive from Massachusetts to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the United States in [865, upon their re-union after the war. The procurement of the Odd fellows' burial lot in Mt. Hope Cemetery resulted