Orris S. Ferry

Orris Sanford Ferry

United States Senator from Connecticut
In office March 4, 1867 – November 21, 1875
Preceded by	Lafayette S. Foster
Succeeded by	James E. English

Born	August 15, 1823 Bethel, Connecticut, USA
Died	November 21, 1875 Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Political party	Republican, Liberal Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Orris Sanford Ferry (August 15, 1823 – November 21, 1875) was a Republican American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Ferry went to the Hopkins School and then later graduated from Yale in 1844. Ferry's first elected office was as a probate judge, and later served a term as a state senator from 1855-1856. During the Civil War, he volunteered as part of the initial defence of Washington and later was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general. [1]

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Preceded by Lafayette S. Foster	United States Senator (Class 3) from Connecticut March 4, 1867 – November 21, 1875 Served alongside: James Dixon, William A. Buckingham and William W. Eaton	Succeeded by James E. English

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