Theodore Ford

Sir Theodore Thomas Ford (25 September 1830[1] – 23 May 1920) was a British lawyer and judge.

He served as Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements in the 19th century.

Ford was born in Sandgate, Kent,[2] the son of George Samuel Ford, an English solicitor and money lender, and his wife, Hannah Bramah, daughter of civil engineer Joseph Bramah.

[3] 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.

[3] He was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements in 1874 and became Chief Justice in 1886.