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Mortimer Y. Ferris
Mortimer Yale Ferris (March 29, 1881, in Brookline, Massachusetts, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts – March 9, 1941, in Ticonderoga, New York, Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York) was an American civil engineer and senator from New York (state), New York. He was also a Freemason, president of the Ticonderoga National Bank, and chairman of the Lake Champlain Bridge (1929–2009), Champlain Bridge Commission. Early life Mortimer Yale Ferris was the son of Dr. Edward Mortimer Ferris and Marion Eliza Yale, daughter of merchant Cyrus Yale, son of Rev. Cyrus Yale, members of the Yale (surname), Yale family. His brothers were Senator T. Harvey, Lt. Commander Raymond West and investment banker Cyrus Yale. Cyrus became board director and vice-president of Stone & Webster, an American engineering conglomerate in Boston, serving under president Edwin S. Webster. He also graduated from MIT and became a member of the Boston Yacht Club. Mortimer Yale Ferris's nephew was Lt. Commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the elder" or "old man") and therefore considered wiser and more experienced members of the society or ruling class. However the Roman Senate was not the ancestor or predecessor of modern parliamentarism in any sense, because the Roman senate was not a legislative body. Many countries have an assembly named a ''senate'', composed of ''senators'' who may be election, elected, appointed, have inheritance, inherited the title, or gained membership by other methods, depending on the country. Modern senates typically serve to provide a chamber of "sober second thought" to consider legislation passed by a lower house, whose members are usually elected. Most senates have asymmetrical duties and powers compared with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
