I don't know if its been mentioned before either, but it just hit me the other day the name
John Locke. I'm not very familiar with John Locke's specific philosophy other than it being used as a foundation for the Revolution.
I also did a Wikipedia search for James Ford and came up with this:
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James Ford, an American newsreader and journalist.
James Ford, a 19th Century American pirate and civic leader.
James "Sawyer" Ford, a fictional character from the ABC program Lost.[/indent]
A river pirate??? I don't know if that has any relevance.