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Ferris Forman

Democratic

Picture of Ferris Forman
CA Blue Book (2000)
Date Party Office Votes Result
01-09-1858 Democratic Secretary of State 0 Win
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_Foreman
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 24, 1808 in Nichols, New York
Married: Lucinda Boothe (m. 1844)
Child: Ann
Military Service: ARMY (Mexican American War, Civil War)
Died: February 11, 1901 in Stockton, CA

1839-1841: U.S. Attorney for Illinois
1845-1846: State Senator, Illinois State Legislature
1858-1860: [Ex-Officio] California State Librarian
1870s: State's Attorney, Fayette County [Illinois]
1870: Delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention