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{{cleanup Congress Bio}} {{Infobox_Congressman | name=Ferris Jacobs, Jr. | image name= | state=[[New York]] | district=[[New York's 21st congressional district|21st]] | term=March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883 | preceded=[[David Wilber]] | succeeded=[[George W. Ray]] | date of birth= {{birth date|1836|3|20}} | place of birth=[[Delhi (town), New York|Delhi]], [[New York]] | date of death= {{death date and age|1886|8|30|1836|3|20}} | place of death=[[White Plains, New York]] | spouse= | profession= | religion= | party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] }} '''Ferris Jacobs, Jr.''' (March 20, 1836 - August 30, 1886) was a [[United States Representative]] from [[New York]]. ==Biography== Born in [[Delhi (town), New York|Delhi]], [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]], N.Y., attended [[Delaware Academy]], Delhi, N.Y., and [[Delaware Literary Institute]], [[Franklin (village), New York|Franklin]], N.Y.; was graduated from [[Williams College]], [[Williamstown, Massachusetts|Williamstown]], [[Massachusetts]], in 1856; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Delhi; during the [[American Civil War]] served in the [[Union Army]]; commissioned captain of the Third New York Cavalry August 26, 1861; [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] of the Twenty-sixth New York Cavalry March 15, 1865; [[Brevet (military)|brevetted]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] of Volunteers March 13, 1865; resumed law practice in Delhi, N.Y.; elected district attorney in 1865 and 1866; delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]] in 1880; elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[47th United States Congress|Forty-seventh Congress]] (March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883); was not a candidate for renomination in 1882; resumed the practice of law; died in [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], N.Y., interment in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y. ==References== *{{CongBio|J000035}} Retrieved on 2008-02-14 *{{findagrave|7783292}} Retrieved on 2008-10-12 {{start box}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{USRepSuccessionBox | state=New York| district=21 | district_ord=21st | before=[[David Wilber]] | after= [[George W. Ray]] | years=1881–1883 }} {{end box}} {{Persondata |NAME= Jacobs, Ferris, Jr. |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Union Army|Army]] officer |DATE OF BIRTH= March 20, 1836 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Delhi (town), New York|Delhi]], [[New York]] |DATE OF DEATH= August 30, 1886 |PLACE OF DEATH= [[White Plains, New York]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Ferris, Jr.}} [[Category:1836 births]] [[Category:1886 deaths]] [[Category:Williams College alumni]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York]] [[Category:Union Army officers]] [[Category:Union Army soldiers]] [[Category:New York Republicans]] {{US-politician-stub}}
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