Orange Ferriss
Orange Ferriss | |
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Born | Glens Falls, New York | November 26, 1814
Died | April 11, 1894 Glens Falls, New York | (aged 79)
Known for | Service in the U.S. House of Representatives |
Office | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
Political party | Republican |
Orange Ferriss (November 26, 1814 – April 11, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born at Glens Falls, New York, Ferriss completed preparatory studies. He attended the
Ferriss was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871). He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Forty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870. He was appointed by President Grant as commissioner of southern claims and served from 1871 to 1877. Second Auditor of the Treasury from May 12, 1880, until his resignation on June 19, 1885. He retired to Glens Falls, New York, where he died April 11, 1894. He was interred in Glens Falls Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Orange Ferriss (id: F000093)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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