Zachary Ford

Zachary Ford (born 18th of May 1784 - 17th of June 1855) was an Antanosian politician who served as the 1st president of Antanos from 1834 to 1842. Ford led to the Antanosian Revolution from 1829 to 1834, became appointed as president and was then elected by popular vote in 1834. Ford went on to be reelected in 1838 but refused to stand in the 1842 election, wanting to give his position to somebody else. After stepping down in 1842, Ford retired from politics and later died in his home in Sancanto in 1855 at the age of 71.
Ford was born on the 18th of May 1784 in Boston, United States, to James Zachary Ford and Jane Ford. Ford left his family in 1803 and sailed to the newly founded Territory of Antanos, wanting to gain political power in the island. Ford was elected as a senator in the Antanos Senate in 1806 and served that position until 1829, resigning in opposition to the US' grip of power on the island and the refusal to give it statehood.
Ford led the Assault on Fort Nummond in 1829 as General Ford, starting the Antanos Revolution. Zachary Ford, Frederick Davis, Nathaniel Davis, George McKenzie, and Jannis Temple created the Federation of Antanos on the 27th of January 1830, signing the earliest version of the Constitution of Antanos. Ford and the other four members became a part of the National Council of Antanos and immediately saw recognition from the United Kingdom. Ford led many assaults whilst serving as a general in the army but lost one of his eyes in 1832 during the Battle of Onnuck, leading to him retiring as a military general and taking a more political role in the war. The war came to an end on the 20th of February 1834 when the United States conceded victory to Antanos.
The Constitution of Antanos was rewritten as an independent republic and it included the establishment of democracy in the country, freedom of the people, and the introduction of states. Ford was unanimously selected as the candidate for president when the 1834 Presidential Election was called, winning the election with little to no opposition. Ford attempted to reconcile with the natives but failed when to give them what they wanted, prompting the Utsota Native War of 1838. Relations with the natives returned to stability after the war and were given special plots of land for their reservations in 1840. Ford refused to liberate blacks, claiming that it was the "popular opinion" and that he "wouldn't shut down the populace." Ford was reelected in 1838 but did not stand again in 1842, claiming that he had not been a good enough president and that he was too tired to go on.
Ford spent his remaining years away from politics in his home in Sancanto in Utsota. He wrote in memoirs about his time a general and president of Antanos and sometimes came out to respond to political decisions, candidates, and elections. Ford died on the 17th of June 1855 in Sancanto from old age.
== Early Life: 1784 - 1803 ==
Ford was born in Boston in the United States on the 18th of May 1784 to James Zachary Ford and Jane Ford. Ford was the first of three children that his parents had. Ford's other brothers, Elijah Ford and Christian Ford, all had the same middle name, Harrow. Ford's brothers received this name after Ford's father's friend, George Harrow, died of lung cancer in 1786. Ford decided to include his friend's name as a middle name in his 2nd and 3rd children's names because of his death.
Ford went to St. Almachar's Elementary in Boston from 1789 to 1796. During his time at St. Almachar's, Ford was frequently bullied by his peers because of his father's pro-British stance on American independence. This mostly happened during his later years in school and because much worse when he started attending St. Almachar's High. Ford was inevitably pulled out of school by his dad because of the abuse he received in school even by teachers sometimes and began home schooling Ford. Ford's father was a good educator and Ford thanked his dad publicly many times for completing his education. Ford's father took Ford on many hunts and made him spend as much time as he could in the wildlife, with Ford killing his first deer at the age of 15.
After Ford's father deemed Ford done with his education, Ford wanted to leave the United States due to the tarnish that his family name had in the United States, leaving for a newly acquired island in the pacific called Antanos.
== Life In Antanos & Antanos Senator: 1803 - 1829 ==
Ford arrived in Antanos on the 14th of March 1803, which Ford wrote down in his memoir of his time living in Antanos before he became president of Antanos. Ford bought property in Sancanto, Utsota, and began employing servants slaves to start up his farm that he created. Ford was able to buy his property and his slaves for such low prices due to Antanos' governor attempting to attract US population to the island.
=== Statehood Senator: 1806 - 1820 ===
Ford was one of those people who were bemused by the campaign and quickly became interested in the politics of the island, deciding to run for senator in 1806. Ford's bid for senator was challenged by incumbent senator, George Tasse, who put up a large fight against Ford, which was something Ford did not expect to happen. Ford stood as a part of the Statehood Party against Tasse who was a part of the Antanos-American Party. Ford won his seat, winning 48.7% against Tasse's 40.5%, celebrating his victory with fellow senator, Magnus A. Holton, in his home in Sancanto.
After Ford's victory, he entered the senate on the first Monday of August as one of 50 members. The Statehood Party failed to win the most seats in the election and failed to win the governor election, meaning that the party was the opposition party in the senate. Ford opposed the duel between Senator Magnus A. Holton and Senator Mark Bishop. The duel arose after Bishop accused Holton of having sex with his wife, which later turned out to be untrue, and challenged Holton to a duel to settle the issue. Holton lost the duel and died of his injuries later that day, leading to Ford proposing the Duelling Bill that would outlaw duelling in Antanos. Many senators expressed their support in the bill and it was passed 33-17 in March 1807. Ford's victory in ending duels garnered him some attention and gained him the label of being a "liberal."
Ford sought reelection in 1810 once again as a Statehood senator, going up against John Millard of the Antanos-American Party and Alexander Wallace of the Antanos Independence Party. Ford received 42.4% of votes against Millard's 30.2% and Wallace's 27.4%, making the election an easy victory for Ford. Ford disagreed with the Night of the Burning Crosses on the 25th of June 1812 that saw Christians hang 4 natives who were deemed to be being "aggressive" towards them. Ford condemned the actions as a "hideous display of power" from the people of Antanos and called for local authorities to arrest those who hanged the 4 natives. Ford called for a national act to be passed to protect the rights of natives in the country but no such act came to be.
Ford was reelected for a third time in 1814 against Edward Brentford of the Antanos-American Party and Alexander Wallace of the Antanos Independence Party. Ford won election with 37.8% of the vote against Brentford's 34.3% of the vote and Wallace's 27.9% of the vote. The election was the closest that Ford came to losing the election because many voters in the senate district did not want to vote for Ford's party, favouring the Antanos Independence Party over it, but preferred Ford as the candidate. Ford went on to be reelected in 1818 again with 35.5% of the vote against the Antanos-American candidate's 32.7% and the Antanos Independence candidate's 31.8% of the vote. Ford remained a Statehood senator until losing belief in the idea of gaining statehood and joining the Antanos Independence Party in 1820.
=== Antanos Independence Senator: 1820 - 1829 ===
After becoming an AIP senator, Ford was asked to become deputy leader of the party by the leader at the time, Marcus Stewart, but refused the offer, claiming to be "inexperienced" in the party. 
== Antanos Revolution: 1829 - 1834 ==
=== Constitution & Creation of the States ===
=== 1834 Antanos Presidential Election ===
== President of Antanos: 1834 - 1842 ==
=== Fordonianism Democracy ===
=== Preservation of Native Land ===
==== Utsota Native War of 1838 ====
=== Slavery & Treatment of Blacks ===
=== Foreign Affairs ===
=== 1838 Antanos Presidential Election ===
== Post-Presidency & Death: 1842 - 1855 ==