Birth Name: Douglas Bruce Ford, Jr.
Place of Birth: Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: November 20, 1964
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, small amount of German
Doug Ford, Jr. is a Canadian businessperson and politician. He has been Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, since March 10, 2018. He was previously a Toronto City Councillor, from December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2014.
Doug is the son of Ruth Diane (Campbell) and Doug Ford (Douglas Bruce Ford), a businessperson and politician, who was an Ontario MPP, from 1995 to 1999. His brother was politician Rob Ford, who was Mayor of Toronto, from 2010 to 2014. Doug is married to Karla Middlebrook, with whom he has four children.
Doug’s paternal grandfather was Ernest Ford (the son of Sidney Ford and Letitia Retta Smart). Ernest was born in Warwickshire, England.
Doug’s paternal grandmother was Celia Eliza McNicol (the daughter of John McNicol and Jennie Isobel/Isabel Middleton). Celia was born in England, and was of at least half Irish descent.
Doug’s maternal grandfather was Clarence Robert Campbell (the son of William George Campbell and Ethel Gertrude Bongard). Clarence was born in Toronto, Ontario. William was born in Toronto, the son of Septimus Robert Campbell and Elizabeth Ann Bowring/Bowering, who were from London, England. Ethel was the daughter of Conrad Thomas Bongard III and Jane Elizabeth Tewksbury.
Doug’s maternal grandmother was Mable Kathleen Roberts (the daughter of Thomas Roberts and Katherine Boyd). Katherine was Irish.
Sources: Genealogy of Doug Ford – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Doug Ford (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.genealogy.com