William P. Ford

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name = William P. Ford


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birth_date = April 28, 1936
birth_place = Brooklyn, New York
death_date = June 1, 2008
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citizenship = United States
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alma_mater = Fordham
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occupation = bond trader, lawyer
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religion = Roman Catholic
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parents = William and Mildred Ford
relations = Ita Ford, Austin Ford


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William P. Ford was the brother of Ita Ford, and an advocate for his sister and the people of El Salvador. [ [http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/about_us/award_dinners/2003_dinner/bios_speakers.htm Human Rights First 25th Anniversary: Bios] biography of William P. Ford, accessed online December 11, 2006.]

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Brooklyn Prep.

Legal Career

He graduated from Fordham College in 1960, and later received his law degree from St. John's University. Originally, he worked for the law firm of Mudge Rose, and later formed his own firm. [cite web |last=Cassel |first=Doug |title=Remembering William Ford |format=radio commentary |url=http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/content.aspx?audioID=25878 |accessdate=2008-10-03] He was closely involved with the organization, Human Rights First. He received an honorary doctoral degree from Fordham University in 1990. [cite journal |last=Ford |first=Bill |title=William P. Ford 1936-2008 |journal=Catholic Worker |year=2008 |issue=August-September] [cite web |last=Hevesi |first=Dennis |title=William P. Ford, 72, Rights Advocate, Dies |format=New York Times Obituary |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/nyregion/03ford.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |accessdate=2008-10-02] As part of a campaign for justice for his sister, he obtained a 54.6 million dollar liability ruling against Jose Guillermo Garcia and Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, who were retired El Savadorean generals living in the United States. [cite web |title=El Salvador Generals Guilty of Torture |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2147506.stm |format=BBC web article |accessdate=2008-05-27]

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