| Joshua Beal Ferris | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1840–1842 | |
| 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 1836–1839Serving with Selleck Scofield | |
| Preceded by | Royal L. Gay, Selleck Scofield |
| Succeeded by | Selleck Scofield, Samuel Lockwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1804-01-13)January 13, 1804 Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Died | June 8, 1886(1886-06-08) (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Sally Ann Peters (m. 1823) |
| Alma mater | Yale College (1823) |
| 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.
He graduated from Yale College in 1823, and thereafter opened a preparatory school in Stamford, where he taught until 1833.
He was admitted to the bar in 1829, and began practicing law in Fairfield County in 1833. 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.
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.
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| Connecticut State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byThomas B. Butler | Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District 1840–1842 |
Succeeded byClark Bissell |
| Preceded byThomas B. Butler | Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District 1849–1851 |
Succeeded byCharles Marvin |
| Connecticut House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded byRoyal L. Gay, Selleck Scofield | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Stamford 1836–1839 With: Seth Classon, Selleck Scofield |
Succeeded bySelleck Scofield, Samuel Lockwood |
- 1804 births
- 1886 deaths
- Connecticut lawyers
- Connecticut state senators
- Connecticut Whigs
- Members of the Connecticut House of Representatives
- Politicians from Greenwich, Connecticut
- Politicians from Stamford, Connecticut
- Presidents pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
- 1848 United States presidential electors
- Yale College alumni
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the Connecticut General Assembly