Scott Ferris (November 3, 1877 – June 8, 1945) was a

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from Oklahoma.

Early life

Ferris was born in

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to Scott and Annie M. Ferris.Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Ferris, Scott
(accessed May 11, 2010). He attended the public schools and was graduated from Newton County High School in 1897 and from the Kansas City School of Law in 1901.Ferris, Scott

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He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Lawton, Oklahoma, the same year. On June 23, 1906, he married Grace Hubbert, the daughter of a prominent attorney, George Washington Hubbert.Scott Ferris

Politicalgraveyard.com
(accessed May 11, 2010).

Career

Ferris served as member of the territorial Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1904 and 1905. Upon the admission of Oklahoma as a

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into the

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, Ferris was elected as a

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to the 60th Congress. He was reelected to the 61st and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 16, 1907, until March 3, 1921. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands ( 62nd through 65th Congresses). He did not seek renomination as a Representative, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Senator. He won the Democratic primary against incumbent Thomas P. Gore but was defeated in the general election by Republican John W. Harreld, receiving 45 percent of the vote. In 1912 and in 1916 Ferris served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions. He moved to

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and engaged in the oil business from 1921 to 1924. Returning to Oklahoma in 1925, he served as Democratic National Committeeman from Oklahoma from 1924 to 1940. He resumed the

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; engaged in the oil business and in agricultural pursuits. His wife, Grace Hubbert Ferris, died unexpectedly of a cerebral hemorrhage on March 9, 1944.

Death

Ferris died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., June 8, 1945 (age 67 years, 217 days). He is

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at Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City.

References

External links

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Ferris, Scott
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferris, Scott 1877 births 1945 deaths People from Neosho, Missouri University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni Oklahoma lawyers Members of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma