| LC control no. | n 2023055273 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ferry, T. W. (Thomas White), 1827-1896 |
| Variant(s) | Ferry, Thomas White, 1827-1896 Ferry, Thomas W. (Thomas White), 1827-1896 |
| Birth date | 1827-06-10 |
| Death date | 1896-10-13 |
| Place of birth | Mackinac Island (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Grand Haven (Mich.) |
| Affiliation | Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives Michigan. Legislature. Senate United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators |
| Found in | The financial question, 1878?: title page (T.W. Ferry) Wikipedia, September 15, 2023: Thomas W. Ferry (Thomas White Ferry; born June 10, 1827 on Mackinac Island, Michigan; died October 13, 1896 in Grand Haven, Mich.; member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from 1850 to 1852; the Michigan State Senate in 1856; member of U.S. House March 4, 1865-March 3, 1871; member of U.S. Senate March 4, 1865-March 3, 1871; President pro tempore of the United States Senate President pro tempore March 9, 1875-March 17, 1879) Greenbacks as good as gold, 1878: t.p. (Hon. Thomas W. Ferry; U.S. Senator from Michigan) OCLC, 11/13/97 (hdgs.: Ferry, Thomas W., Ferry, Thomas White, 1827-1896; usage: Thomas W. Ferry) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed February 7, 2024: (Ferry, Thomas White, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in the old mission house of the Astor Fur Co. on Mackinac Island, Mich., June 10, 1827; moved with his parents to Grand Haven, Mich.; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member, State house of representatives 1850-1852; member, State senate 1856; delegate to the Loyalist Convention at Philadelphia in 1866; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1871); reelected to the Forty-second Congress, but resigned, having been elected Senator; elected to the United States Senate in 1871, reelected in 1877, and served from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1883; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses; chairman, Committee on Rules (Forty-third through Forty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Post Office and Post Roads (Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh Congresses); presided over the high court of impeachment of Secretary of War William Belknap and over the sixteen joint meetings of the Senate and House of Representatives during the Hayes-Tilden presidential electoral contest in 1877; died in Grand Haven, Mich., October 13, 1896; interment in Lake Forest Cemetery.) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 97068089 |
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