'''Sir Theodore Thomas Ford''' (25 September 1830<ref name="birth">''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975''</ref> – 23 May 1920) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements in the 19th century.
==Early life== Ford was born in Sandgate, Kent,<ref>''1911 England Census''</ref> the son of George Samuel Ford, an English solicitor and money lender, and his wife, Hannah Bramah, daughter of civil engineer Joseph Bramah.<ref name="burkegreatwar">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Burke, Sir Bernard |editor-link=Bernard Burke |edition=76th |year= 1914 |page= 2288 |ref=Burke }}</ref> He was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1866, and for three years worked on the staff of the Weekly Reporter in the Chancery Courts. In 1868, he joined the Western Circuit.<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/One_Hundred_Years_of_Singapore_v1_1000696749/257 ''One Hundred Years of Singapore'', p. 214]; University of London, the Calendar</ref>
He married Ellen Elizabeth Watson, daughter of George Watson in 1859.<ref name="burkegreatwar"/>
==Legal appointments==
He was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements in 1874 and became Chief Justice in 1886. He was knighted in 1888.<ref>''The Weekly Notes''; vol. 23, p. 259</ref>
==Retirement and death==
Ford retired to Upper Norwood in England in 1896.
He died in 1920 at the age of 91.<ref>''The Straits Times'', 10 July 1920, p. 10</ref>
==Street name==
Ford Street (between North Boat Quay and High Street) in Singapore was named after Ford. The street no longer exists and has been replaced by the High Street Centre.<ref>''Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics'', p. 126.</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/One_Hundred_Years_of_Singapore_v1_1000696749/257 Profile of Ford in One Hundred Years of Singapore]
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