Charles G. Ferris
Charles Goadsby Ferris (ca. 1796 – June 4, 1848) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born at "The Homestead," Throggs Neck, the Bronx, New York City, Ferris received a limited education. He studied law, and after being admitted to the bar, practiced in New York City. He served as member of the New York City Board of Aldermen in 1832 and 1833.
Ferris was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dudley Selden and served from December 1, 1834, to March 4, 1835.
Ferris was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843). He was largely instrumental in securing an appropriation through Congress to build the first telegraph line. He died in New York City June 4, 1848.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- United States Congress. "Charles G. Ferris (id: F000090)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by Churchill C. Cambreleng Campbell P. White Dudley Selden Cornelius Lawrence |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 1834–1835 with Churchill C. Cambreleng, Campbell P. White, and John J. Morgan |
Succeeded by Churchill C. Cambreleng Campbell P. White Ely Moore John McKeon |
| Preceded by Moses H. Grinnell Edward Curtis James Monroe Ogden Hoffman |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 1841–1843 with Fernando Wood, James I. Roosevelt, and John McKeon |
Succeeded by Jonas P. Phoenix |