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"Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch ([https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7ZY-853 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7ZY-853]: accessed 26 May 2013), Joshua Beal Ferris, 08 Jun 1886; citing reference , FHL microfilm 3123. |
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Joshua Beal Ferris | |
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Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
In office 1840–1842[1] | |
Preceded by | Thomas B. Butler |
Succeeded by | Clark Bissell |
In office 1849–1851 | |
Preceded by | Thomas B. Butler |
Succeeded by | Charles Marvin |
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Stamford | |
In office 1836–1839 Serving with Selleck Scofield | |
Preceded by | Royal L. Gay, Selleck Scofield |
Succeeded by | Selleck Scofield, Samuel Lockwood |
Personal details | |
Born | [2][3] Greenwich, Connecticut[2] | January 13, 1804
Died | June 8, 1886[2][3] | (aged 82)
Resting place | Stamford, Connecticut[3] |
Political party | Whig[2] |
Spouse | Sally Ann Peters (m. 1823)[2] |
Alma mater | Yale College (1823)[2] |
Occupation | lawyer |
Joshua Beal Ferris (January 13, 1804 – June 8, 1886) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Stamford from 1838 to 1839, and a member of the Connecticut Senate representing Connecticut's 12th Senate District from 1840 to 1842, and from 1849 to 1851. In 1851, he was Senate President Pro Tempore.[2]
He graduated from Yale College in 1823, and thereafter opened a preparatory school in Stamford, where he taught until 1833.[2]
He was admitted to the bar in 1829, and began practicing law in Fairfield County in 1833.[2]
In the election of 1848, Ferris was elected a presidential elector for the Whig Party. He cast his vote for Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore for President and Vice President of the United States.[2]
References
- ^ Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k OBITUARY SKETCH OF JOSHUA B. FERRIS Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7ZY-853: accessed 26 May 2013), Joshua Beal Ferris, 08 Jun 1886; citing reference , FHL microfilm 3123.
External links
- 1804 births
- 1886 deaths
- Connecticut lawyers
- Connecticut State Senators
- Connecticut Whigs
- 19th-century American politicians
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- People from Greenwich, Connecticut
- People from Stamford, Connecticut
- Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
- United States presidential electors, 1848
- Yale University alumni