James Marshall Ferris

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.

James Marshall Ferris
Ontario MPP
In office
1875–1886
Preceded byWilliam Wilson Webb
Succeeded byWilliam Arnson Willoughby
ConstituencyNorthumberland East
Personal details
Born1828
County Fermanagh, Ireland
DiedMarch 2, 1893(1893-03-02) (aged 64)
Campbellford, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Catherine Fralick
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(m. 1857)​
Childrennone
OccupationPostmaster

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.

Electoral history
1875 Ontario general election: Northumberland East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Marshall Ferris1,55148.27+10.58
ConservativeE. Cochrane1,44845.07+9.00
LiberalWilliam Wilson Webb2146.66−31.04
Total valid votes 3,21374.62+21.39
Eligible voters 4,306
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[1]
Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875: Northumberland East
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Marshall Ferris1,70952.46+14.76
ConservativeE. Cochrane1,54947.54+11.48
Total valid votes 3,258
Liberal hold Swing +1.64
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[2]: 248 
1879 Ontario general election: Northumberland East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Marshall Ferris1,88750.64−1.81
ConservativeE. Cochrane1,83949.36+1.81
Total valid votes 3,72671.32
Eligible voters 5,224
Liberal hold Swing −1.81
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

References
  1. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  3. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.


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