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] 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]
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 | [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] 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]