Charles G. Ferris

Charles G. Ferris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843
Preceded by Moses H. Grinnell
Succeeded by Jonas P. Phoenix
In office
December 1, 1834 – March 4, 1835
Preceded by Dudley Selden
Succeeded by John McKeon
Personal details
Born Charles Goadsby Ferris
ca. 1796
Throggs Neck, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died June 4, 1848
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Jacksonian, Democrat
Spouse(s) Catherine Youngs
Parents Edward Ferris
Elizabeth Goadsby

Charles Goadsby Ferris (ca. 1796 – June 4, 1848) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Early life

Ferris was born at "The Homestead" in Throggs Neck, a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City.[1] His father, Edward Ferris, was long an Inspector of Flour in New York and one of the founders of the Tammany Society who made a large fortune, which he left to his children, including Charles and his brother, Floyd T. Ferris, a physician.[2] His mother was Elizabeth Goadsby (d. 1825), daughter of Sir Thomas Goadsby of England. His sister, Caroline Adelia Ferris, was married to Captain John W. Richardson.[1]

He received a limited education and then studied law.[3] In 1816, he received a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.[4]

Career

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.[3]

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.[3] Reportedly, Ferris introduced Napoleon III to Tyler during Napoleon's tour of New York in 1837.[1]

Ferris was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress serving from March 4, 1841 until March 4, 1843. He was largely instrumental in securing an appropriation through Congress to build the first telegraph line.[3]

After he left Congress, he was appointed as Collector of the Port of New York by President John Tyler but his nomination was rejected by the U.S. Senate and Cornelius P. Van Ness served instead.[5] In 1845, he was reportedly worth $200,000.[2]

Personal life

Ferris was married to Catherine Youngs. Together, they were the parents of one daughter, named after his only sister:[1]

  • Caroline Adelia Ferris, who married Glover Clapham in 1850.[6] After his death, she remarried to Samuel Lewis.[1]

Ferris died in New York City on June 4, 1848.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Crowell, Charles Edward (1899). Partial Genealogy of the Ferris family. Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey: C. E. Crowell and A. Rasines. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Beach, Moses Yale (1845). Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of New York City: Comprising an Alphabetical Arrangement of Persons Estimated to be Worth $100,000, and Upwards : with the Sums Appended to Each Name : Being Useful to Banks, Merchants, and Others ... Sun Office. p. 34. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "FERRIS, Charles Goadsby - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Honorable Congressman Ferris – Leaves From the Ferris Family Tree". www.ferrisfamily.us. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "NEW-YORK'S CUSTOMS OFFICERS.; THE COLLECTORS, NAVAL OFFICERS, AND SURVEYORS SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT". The New York Times. July 20, 1878. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Index to Marriages and Deaths in the New York Herald: 1835-1855. Genealogical Publishing Com. 1987. p. 177. ISBN 9780806311845. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  • United States Congress. "Charles G. Ferris (id: F000090)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • FERRIS, Charles Goadsby at the Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk for the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
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
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