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See also
Frank
John Becker —
William
Darius Bishop —
Charles
Ferris Booher —
Ferris
Casemore —
John
Currey —
Ferris
Donais —
Ferris
S. Fitch —
Ferris
S. Fitch —
Ferris
H. Fitch —
Thomas
Francis Ford —
Ferris
Forman —
William
F. Hanna —
Ferris
Jacobs, Jr. —
Ferris
Jay —
Charles
H. Leonard —
Clarence
Lexow —
Leslie
Ferris Lokken —
Ferris
Lucas —
Ferris
J. Meigs —
George
Washington Prince —
Oliver
Henry Nelson Shoup —
Ferris
R. Turkington —
Ferris
Webster —
Ferris
M. White |
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Ferris, A. F. —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Abram (1786-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Connecticut, August
20, 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38; defeated, 1838.
Baptist.
Died near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., October
8, 1857 (age 71 years, 49
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Alice Moss —
of Laddonia, Audrain
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1928,
1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Andrew C. —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Ann —
of Allegan, Allegan
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949.
Female.
Still living as of 1949.
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Ferris, Augustus F. —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Ferris, B.
F. See Benjamin F.
Ferris |
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Ferris, Benjamin —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1805-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Benjamin —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1807-08, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Benjamin F.
(c.1806-1876) —
also known as B. F. Ferris; H. A. Johnson —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, about 1806.
Justice of the Peace, 1853 to about 1860; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1865-66; banker.
While traveling under the pseudonym 'H. A. Johnson', aboard the
steamer Amador on the Sacramento River, he committed suicide
by taking
poison, tying his feet together, and then jumping or falling
overboard to drown in
the river, near Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., May 20,
1876 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Ferris, Benjamin F. —
of Sherwood, Branch
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Benjamin F. (b.
1815) —
of Franklin Township, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
19, 1815.
Son of Abram Ferris.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1865.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Benjamin G. —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County 2nd District, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Charles D. —
of Massachusetts.
Democrat. Member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1977-81; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1977-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Ferris, Charles Goadsby
(c.1796-1848) —
of New York.
Born in Throgg's Neck, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., about 1796.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1834-35, 1841-43.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1848 (age about 52
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Chester A.
(1885-1948) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio, April 5,
1885.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1923-24, 1947-48; defeated (Republican), 1944, 1948; died in office
1948; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1932.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Died September
22, 1948 (age 63 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Cornelius, Jr. (b.
1866) —
of Denver,
Colo.; Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March 26,
1866.
Son of Cornelius Ferris and Ermina (Pratt) Ferris.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Asuncion, 1909-13; Port Antonio, 1914; Bluefields, 1914-16; Mannheim, 1916-17; San Luis Potosi, 1917-19; Stettin, 1924-25; Cobh, 1925-27; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, David —
of Pennsylvania.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Ferris, Ezra (1783-1857) —
of Dearborn
County, Ind.
Born in Stanwich, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 26,
1783.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-19; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1820-22, 1826-27, 1830-31;
defeated, 1831; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1822.
Baptist.
Died in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., April 19,
1857 (age 73 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Fitch —
of Canaan, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Canaan, 1838-39.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Gideon —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1827.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Ferris,
Harvey See T. Harvey
Ferris |
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Ferris, Harvey D. —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County 1st District, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Henry C. —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Tampa, Fla., 1880-81; resigned 1881.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Howard —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1965; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ferris, J. A. —
of Golden, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob See Jacob
Faris |
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Ferris, Jacob (1822-1889) —
of Greenville, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1822.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Montcalm District, 1859-60;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in 1889
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Spring
Lake Township Cemetery, Spring Lake, Mich.
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Ferris, John —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County 2nd District, 1866, 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, John E. —
of Wisconsin.
Independent Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, John H. (born
c.1844) —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Darien, Fairfield
County, Conn., about 1844.
Republican. Coal
dealer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1887, 1889; member of Connecticut
state senate 13th District, 1893-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Joseph —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Ferris, Joseph —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly 51st District, 1975-84.
Still living as of 1984.
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Ferris, Joshua —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1834, 1838.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Joshua B. —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stamford, 1836-38; member of
Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1840-41, 1849-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Leonard W. —
of Sacramento
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1857-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Mary Ethel
McCloud —
also known as Mary Ethel McCloud; Mrs. Woodbridge N.
Ferris —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1934, 1938.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Mortimer Y. (b.
1881) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 29,
1881.
Son of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1919-26; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1927-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928;
chair
of Essex County Republican Party, 1930-39.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Myron B. —
of Tioga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1883.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Newton —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ferris, Norman —
of Murfreesboro, Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ferris, Ralph Hall —
of Michigan.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Richard —
of Bear Lake Mills, Allegan
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1871-72.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Robert J., Jr. —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1971.
Still living as of 1971.
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Ferris, Scott (1877-1945) —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., November
3, 1877.
Son of Scott Ferris and Anna M. (Thorp) Ferris.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1904-05; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-21 (5th District 1907-15, 6th
District 1915-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1924-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 8,
1945 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Ferris, T. Harvey —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, T. S. —
of Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Thatcher I. —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1817-18, 1826.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, Walton C. —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Palermo, 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferris, William C. —
of Delaware.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Ferris, Mrs.
Woodbridge N. See Mary Ethel McCloud
Ferris |
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Ferris, Woodbridge Nathan
(1853-1928) —
also known as Woodbridge N. Ferris; "The Big Rapids
Schoolmaster"; "The Good Grey
Governor" —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Born in a log
cabin near Spencer, Tioga
County, N.Y., January
6, 1853.
Son of John Ferris, Jr. and Estella (Reed) Ferris.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; founder and president,
Ferris Institute, later Ferris State University; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1892; candidate for
Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1902; candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916,
1924;
Governor
of Michigan, 1913-16; defeated, 1904, 1920; president, Big Rapids
Savings Bank; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1923-28; died in office 1928.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Washington,
D.C., March 23,
1928 (age 75 years, 77
days).
Interment at Highland
View Cemetery, Big Rapids, Mich.
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