Samuel Abbott Ferrin
Samuel A. Ferrin | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Grant 3rd district | |
In office January 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873 | |
Preceded by | John Chandler Holloway |
Succeeded by | John Monteith |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Thomas, Upper Canada | January 19, 1831
Died | March 29, 1875 Mineral Point, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 44)
Resting place | Union Grove Cemetery, Darlington, Wisconsin |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Margaret Mason |
Children |
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Education | Rush Medical College |
Profession | Physician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
Years of service | 1862–1865 |
Rank | 1st Assistant Surgeon, USV |
Unit | |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Samuel Abbott Ferrin (January 19, 1831 – March 29, 1875) was a Canadian American, immigrant, medical doctor, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County during the 1872 session. He also served as a hospital steward and surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Biography
[edit]Ferrin was born on January 19, 1831, in what is now Saint-Thomas, Quebec. He graduated from Rush Medical College.[1] During the American Civil War, Ferrin originally enlisted with the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He later became a surgeon in Wingville, Wisconsin[2] and was commissioned First Assistant Surgeon of the 44th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.
Political career
[edit]Ferrin was a member of the Assembly during the 1872 session.[3] He was a Republican.
References
[edit]- ^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. p. 448.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Dr. S. A. Ferrin". Grant County Herald. November 3, 1863. p. 3. Retrieved September 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008. p. 138.
External links
[edit]- 1831 births
- 1875 deaths
- 19th-century American legislators
- People from Lanaudière
- Pre-Confederation Quebec people
- People from Grant County, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union army surgeons
- Physicians from Wisconsin
- Rush Medical College alumni
- Emigrants from pre-Confederation Quebec to the United States
- 19th-century Wisconsin politicians