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 byThomas B. Butler
Succeeded byClark Bissell
In office
1849–1851
Preceded byThomas B. Butler
Succeeded byCharles Marvin
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from Stamford
In office
1836–1839
Serving with Selleck Scofield
Preceded byRoyal L. Gay, Selleck Scofield
Succeeded bySelleck Scofield, Samuel Lockwood
Personal details
Born(1804-01-13)January 13, 1804[2][3]
Greenwich, Connecticut[2]
DiedJune 8, 1886(1886-06-08) (aged 82)[2][3]
Resting placeStamford, Connecticut[3]
Political partyWhig[2]
Spouse(s)Sally Ann Peters (m. 1823)[2]
Alma materYale College (1823)[2]
OccupationLawyer

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.
Connecticut State Senate
Preceded by
Thomas B. Butler		 Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
1840–1842		 Succeeded by
Clark Bissell
Preceded by
Thomas B. Butler		 Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
1849–1851		 Succeeded by
Charles Marvin
Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by
Royal L. Gay, Selleck Scofield		 Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Stamford
1836–1839
With: Seth Classon, Selleck Scofield		 Succeeded by
Selleck Scofield, Samuel Lockwood
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