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(s)	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

1. Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
2. OBITUARY SKETCH OF JOSHUA B. FERRIS Archived 2013-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
3. "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

• Joshua Beal Ferris at Find a Grave