Joshua Beal Ferris
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]
Joshua Beal Ferris | |
|---|---|
| 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 | January 13, 1804[2][3] Greenwich, Connecticut[2] |
| Died | June 8, 1886 (aged 82)[2][3] |
| Resting place | Stamford, Connecticut[3] |
| Political party | Whig[2] |
| Spouse | Sally Ann Peters (m. 1823)[2] |
| Alma mater | Yale College (1823)[2] |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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] At one point he was partners with Calvin G. Child.
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
- OBITUARY SKETCH OF JOSHUA B. FERRIS Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "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.