Orris S. Ferry

Orris Sanford Ferry (born August 15, 1823 in Bethel , Connecticut , † November 21, 1875 in Norwalk , Connecticut) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Connecticut in both chambers of Congress .

After attending private school in New Haven , Ferry graduated from Yale College in 1844. He studied law and was inducted into the bar in 1846. In 1849 he took over the office of judge at the probate court.

In 1855, Orris Ferry assumed his first political office as a member of the Connecticut Senate , where he remained until 1856. He then worked as the Fairfield County attorney until 1859 . In 1856 he had run unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives , but two years later he was elected to that chamber. After a two-year term from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1861, he missed re-election.

After the outbreak of the Civil War , Ferry joined the Union Army in 1861 . He first served with the rank of colonel in a Connecticut infantry volunteer regiment , which was primarily used in the immediate defense of Washington, DC , before he held the rank of Brigadier General with the United States Volunteers from 1862 to 1865 .

When the war ended, Orris S. Ferry resumed his political career. He was elected to the US Senate for Republican in 1866 and confirmed in 1873. He died during his second term on November 21, 1875. In the meantime, he had joined the Liberal Republicans , a split from the Republican Party founded in 1872.

Web links

Orris S. Ferry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Ferry, Orris S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ferry, Orris Sanford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 15, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bethel , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	November 21, 1875
Place of death	Norwalk , Connecticut