Answer the following question: Facts: - term: 1977 -- 1988 - state house: tennessee - district: 11th - children: three - birth date: 23 may 1927 - name: nathan f. ford - image size: 180px - birth place: del rio , tennessee - occupation: optometrist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nathan f. ford .
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nathan f. ford -lrb- born may 23 , 1927 -rrb- , was an american politician in the state of tennessee .ford served in the tennessee house of representatives as a republican from the 11th district from 1983 to 1984 .a native of del rio , tennessee , he was an optometrist and alumnus of the southern college of optometry .