Samuel Abbott Ferrin
Samuel Abbott Ferrin (January 19, 1831 – March 29, 1875) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography[]
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 Volunteer 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 Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Political career[]
Ferrin was a member of the Assembly during the 1872 session.[3] He was a Republican.
References[]
- ^ The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (11th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1872. p. 448.
- ^ "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.
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Categories:
- People from Lanaudière
- Pre-Confederation Quebec people
- People from Grant County, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin Republicans
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- American Civil War surgeons
- Union Army officers
- Union Army soldiers
- Physicians from Wisconsin
- Rush Medical College alumni
- 1831 births
- 1875 deaths
- 19th-century American politicians