Orange Ferriss (November 26, 1814 – April 11, 1894) was a

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from New York. Born at

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, Ferriss completed preparatory studies. He attended the

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, where he was a founding member of the

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. He studied law. He was

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in 1840 and commenced practice in

. He was the

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1838-1841 and 1845-1848. He served as inspector of public schools in 1839 and 1840. Corporation clerk 1839-1842. County judge and surrogate of Warren County 1851-1863. Ferriss was elected as a

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to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871). He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Forty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870. He was appointed by President Grant as commissioner of southern claims and served from 1871 to 1877. Second Auditor of the Treasury from May 12, 1880, until his resignation on June 19, 1885. He retired to

, where he died April 11, 1894. He was interred in Glens Falls Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferris, Orange 1814 births 1894 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians Burials in Warren County, New York