KERRISS
FERRY
foreign wars; the New York genealogical; nd
biographical society; the Long Island historical
society; treasurer and counsel of the Society of
American authors; member of the Westchester
County bar association; attorney -general of the
Order of the founders and patriots; secretary
of the Sons of the Revolution and a member of
several other organizations. He was married,
Sept. 4, 1879, to Mary Lannian, daughter of Col.
John de Peyster and Marianna Chandler
•(Lanman) Douwof Poughkeep.sie. N.Y., and they
had three children: Mary Van Rensselaer,
Morris Douw and Van "Wj-ck.
FERRISS, Orange, representative, was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., Nov. 26, 1814. He attended the University of Vermont, but was not grad- uated- was admitted to the bar of Warren county, N.Y., in 1840; was surrogate of the county, 1841-45; and judge, 1851-63; he was a representative from the 16th New York district iu the 40th and 41st congresses, 1867-71. Subse- quently he was a judge of the U.S. court of claims and an auditor in the U.S. treasury de- partment. He received the degree of A 51. from the Univei-sity of Vermont in 1868. He died in Glens Falls, N.Y., April 11, 1894. -
FERRY, Elisha Peyre, governor of Washing- ton, was born in Monroe, Mich., Aug. 9, 1825. He attended the common schools, removed to Waukegan, 111., in 1840; was admitted to the bar at Fort Waj-ne, Ind., in 1845 and practised at Waukegan. He was presidential elector in 1852 and 1856; mayor of Waukegan, 1859; member of the Illinois constitutional convention, 1861; state bank commissioner, 1861-63; a member of the staff of Governor Yates, 1861-63; and after the war was appointed one of the direct-tax com- missioners for the state of Tennessee. In 1869 he removed to Washington Territory where he was survej'or-general and in 1872 was appointed gov- ernor by President Grant, holding this office until 1880 when he removed to Seattle. In 1867 he gave up his law practice and liecame president of the Puget Sotmd national bank. On Oct. 1, 1889, he was elected governor of the state of Washington and served until 1893. He died in Seattle, Wash., Oct. 14. 1895.
FERRY, Orris Sandford, senator, was born in Bethel, Conn., Aug. 15, 1823. His father was a hat manufacturer, and intended the son to suc- ceed to the business. A trial proving this course inexpedient, he was prepared for college and was graduated from Yale in 1844. He was admitted to the bar in 1846, and practised in Norwalk. He was made lieutenant-colonel in the state militia in 1847; a judge of probate in 1849, and was elected by the American party a state senator in 1855 and 18.56. He was district attor- ney fol- Fairfield county, 1857-59; an unsuccess-
ful candidate for representative in the 35th and
o7th congresses, a representative in the 36th con-
gress, and a member of the committee of thirtj'-
tliree on the relations of the seceding states.
He entered the voltmteer army as colonel of the
5th Connecticut regiment, served with General
Banks in Maryland, and on March 17, 1862, was
commissioned brigadier-general, serving in
Shields's division, and afterward in Peck's. He
served throughout the civil war, and in 1866 was
elected by the legislature of Connecticut U.S.
senator, and was re-elected in 1872 by a coalition
of the Democrats and liberal Republicans. He
voted against the civil rights bill, for the im-
peachment of President Johnson, May 16, 1868,
and supported General Grant for the presidency
in 1872. He died inXorwalk, Conn., Nov. 21, 1875.
FERRY, Thomas White, senator, was born in
Mackinac, Mich., Jime 1, 1826; son of the Rev.
William Montague and Amanda (White) Ferrj'.
His fatlier was born in 1769, graduated at Union
college in 1831, was a missionary in Michigan
after 1821, establishing a school at Mackinac and
afterward engaged m
the lumber business
at Grand Haven, be
coming wealthy and
leaving to benevolent
objects at his death
in 1867, §120,000
Thomas was educated
at the public school
and engaged in the
lumbering business at
Grand Haven. He
was county clerk; a
state representative,
1850-56; state senator
in 1856; delegate-at-
large to the Republican national convention of
1860; and delegate to the Loyalist's convention,
Philadelphia, 1866. He was a representative in
the 39tli. 40th and 41st congresses, 1865-71, and
re-elected to the 42d congress but did not take
his seat, having been elected a U.S. senator to
succeed Senator Howard and taking his seat,
March 4, 1871. He was chosen president pro
tempore of the senate, March 9th and 19th and
Dec. 20, 1875, and was acting vice-president
of the United States from the death of Vice-
President Wilson, Nov. 22, 1875, until March 4,
1877. In the absence of President Grant he pre-
sided at the opening of the Centennial exposi-
tion at Philadelphia, July 4, 1876. and delivered
the address. He also presided at the impeacli-
ment trial of Secretary Belknap and at the
sixteen joint meetings of congress, and during
the electoral count. 1876-77. He was reelected
U.S. senator, Jan. 17, 1877, and was president ^jro
