James Marshall Ferris (1828 – March 2, 1893) was an

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political figure. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a

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member from 1875 to 1886. He was born in

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in 1828 and came to

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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 Ferris Provincial Park is a provincial park in northeastern Northumberland County in Ontario, Canada. The park occupies an area of next to the Trent River in Campbellford Campbellford is an unincorporated place and former town in Northumbe ...

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877''
CH Mackintosh * 1828 births 1894 deaths Immigrants to the Province of Canada Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub