page_title: Tirey L. Ford
section_title: California Attorney General
hierarchical_section_title: Tirey L. Ford / Political life / California Attorney General
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a clipping from E.A. Thompson "As We See Em", copyright in 1906. The clipping shows the person the article is about, Tirey L. Ford.
context_page_description: Tirey Lafayette Ford was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as a California State Senator and the 18th Attorney-General of California. He acted as General Counsel for the United Railroads in San Francisco.
context_section_description: He served as the 18th California Attorney General 1899-1902. One of his noteworthy acts was the reversal of a decision regarding the inheritance tax on the Leland Stanford estate that converted $250,000 to public schools of San Francisco. He resigned as Attorney General in order to become General Counsel for the United Railroads (URR) of San Francisco.
caption: Tirey L. Ford cartoon character
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