Ferry family

The Ferrys were a prominent Michigan and Utah family between the early 19th Century to the early 20th Century.

The Ferry Family
William Montague Ferry	Family Patriarch. A Presbyterian minister, missionary, and community leader who founded several settlements in Ottawa County, Michigan. He became known as the father of Grand Haven and father of Ottawa County.[1] William Montague Ferry
William Montague Ferry Jr	William Montague Ferry Jr. Was a Michigan and Utah politician and a Colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[2]
Thomas W. Ferry	Senator Thomas W. Ferry Was a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and acting Vice President of the United States from the state of Michigan. He served as president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate.[3]
Edward Payson Ferry	Edward Payson Ferry Was as Michigan and Utah businessman.[4]
Noah Henry Ferry	Noah Henry Ferry A major for the Union army. He died in the Civil War on July 3, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg. His death prompted the Ferry family retrieve his body from Gettysburg. They acquired dune land outside the city closer to Lake Michigan for his grave. This would become the Ferry Family Plot.[5]
W. Mont Ferry	W. Mont Ferry Was an American politician. He was a Utah State Senator and the 17th mayor of Salt Lake City[6]
Henry Clay Hall	William Montague Ferry's Grandson Henry Clay Hall William Montague Ferry's Grandson, an American attorney and commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission, appointed by president Woodrow Wilson in 1914. He served as chairman of the commission from 1917 to 1918 and again in 1924.[2]
Ednah Ferry	Was a delegate from Utah to the 1924 Republican National Convention.[6]
Zenas Ferry Moody	Governor Zenas Ferry Moody Governor of Oregon. Rev. William Montague Ferry's nephew.

See also

• Thomas W. White, Michigan Politician who was William Montague Ferry's Brother in-law.[7]
• Brigadier General Dana Merrill, Edward Payson Ferry's son in-law.
• Malcolm A. Moody, U.S. Congressman from Oregon, Zenas Ferry Moody's son.[8]
• William H. Ferry, a member of the New York State Senate. Rev. Ferry's cousin

References

1. Seibold, David H. (2007). Grand Haven - In the Path of Destiny. Norton Shores, Michigan: Grand Haven Historical Society. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4243-1900-8.
2. bartholomew, Henry (1908). Collections of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan. together with reports of county pioneer societies. Library of Congress: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford, Co., State Printers. p. 307.
3. Michigan Historical Commission, and S. D Bingham (1924). Michigan biographies, including members of Congress, elective state officers, justices of the Supreme Court, members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education. The Michigan Historical Commission. pp. 453–454.
4. "Edward P. Ferry - Utah Biographies". www.onlinebiographies.info. Archived from the original on 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
5. Seibold, David H. (2007). Grand Haven - In the Path of Destiny. Norton Shores, Michigan: Grand Haven Historical Society. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4243-1900-8.
6. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ferriss to Fiel". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
7. Stephen D. Bingham (1888). Early History of Michigan. University of Michigan. Thorp & Godfrey, state printers.
8. Theodore Thurston Geer (1912). Fifty Years in Oregon: Experiences, Observations, and Commentaries Upon Men, Measures, and ... unknown library. The Neale publishing company.