James Marshall Ferris Explained

James Marshall Ferris
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1875
Term End1:1886
Predecessor1:William Wilson Webb
Successor1:William Arnson Willoughby
Constituency1:Northumberland East
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:1828
Birth Place:County Fermanagh, Ireland
Death Place:Campbellford, Ontario
Occupation:Postmaster
Children:none

James Marshall Ferris (1828 – March 2, 1893) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1875 to 1886.

He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland in 1828 and came to Canada West in 1850. In 1857, he married Catherine Fralick. Ferris served as postmaster of Campbellford, Ontario, reeve of Seymour Township and warden of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham.

Ferris acquired large amounts of property in the Campbellford area and his descendants donated the land which later became Ferris Provincial Park.

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