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Beebe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Beach" title="Lewis Beach">Lewis Beach</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">New York State Senate</a> for the 7th District</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 1856 – December 31, 1857</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_H._Robertson" title="William H. Robertson">William H. Robertson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Doherty_(New_York_state_senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Doherty (New York state senator)">John Doherty</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a> for <a href="/wiki/Rockland_County,_New_York" title="Rockland County, New York">Rockland County</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 1855 – December 31, 1855</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_I._Suffern&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John I. Suffern (page does not exist)">John I. Suffern</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Whritenour&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Whritenour (page does not exist)">Edward Whritenour</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1826-12-13</span>)</span>December 13, 1826<br /><a href="/wiki/Piermont,_New_York" title="Piermont, New York">Piermont, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 5, 1884<span style="display:none">(1884-08-05)</span> (aged 57)<br /><a href="/wiki/Monmouth_Beach,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth Beach, New Jersey">Monmouth Beach, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Ferdon_House" title="William Ferdon House">Ferdon Hall</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers College</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John William Ferdon</b> (December 13, 1826 – August 5, 1884) was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Ferdon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ferdon was born in <a href="/wiki/Piermont,_New_York" title="Piermont, New York">Piermont, New York</a>, on December 13, 1826. He was the son of William Ferdon (1787–1872) and Elizabeth (<a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Née">née</a> Perry) Ferdon (1792–1869). </p><p>Ferdon graduated from <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers College</a> in 1847. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced.<sup id="cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JWFbioguide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Ferdon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was a <a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a> (Rockland Co.) in <a href="/wiki/78th_New_York_State_Legislature" title="78th New York State Legislature">1855</a>; and of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">New York State Senate</a> (7th D.) in <a href="/wiki/79th_New_York_State_Legislature" title="79th New York State Legislature">1856</a> and <a href="/wiki/80th_New_York_State_Legislature" title="80th New York State Legislature">1857</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JWFbioguide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was delegate to the <a href="/wiki/1864_Republican_National_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 Republican National Convention">1864</a> (where <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> was renominated for President) and <a href="/wiki/1876_Republican_National_Convention" title="1876 Republican National Convention">1876 Republican National Conventions</a> (where <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a> was nominated for President).<sup id="cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JWFbioguide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ferdon was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> to the <a href="/wiki/46th_United_States_Congress" title="46th United States Congress">46th United States Congress</a>, holding office from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1881.<sup id="cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JWFbioguide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Ferdon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ferndon was married to Harriet Strong (1825–1893),<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a daughter of prominent mathematician and professor <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Strong" title="Theodore Strong">Theodore Strong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bradley1879_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bradley1879-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His wife was the aunt of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey State Senator">New Jersey State Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Strong_(New_Jersey_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Theodore Strong (New Jersey politician)">Theodore Strong</a>. Together, they were the parents of five children, three daughters and two sons:<sup id="cite_ref-Dwight1871_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dwight1871-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Lucy Dix Ferdon (1851–1896), who married Hoffman Rogers (1846–1912), a descendant of <a href="/wiki/William_Bayard_Jr." title="William Bayard Jr.">William Bayard Jr.</a>, in 1872.<sup id="cite_ref-Rogers1902_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rogers1902-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>James Perry Ferdon (1856–1937).<sup id="cite_ref-Dwight1871_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dwight1871-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Elizabeth Perry Ferdon (1857–1896), who married George Matthew Gillies (1859–1918).<sup id="cite_ref-Who'sWho1926_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who'sWho1926-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mary Van Dyke Ferdon (1860–1924), who married William Herbert Shaw (1857–1915).<sup id="cite_ref-Cyclopaedia1930_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cyclopaedia1930-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Theodore William Dwight Ferdon (1869–1904).<sup id="cite_ref-Dwight1871_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dwight1871-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Ferdon died of kidney disease after an illness of six weeks on August 5, 1884, in <a href="/wiki/Monmouth_Beach,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth Beach, New Jersey">Monmouth Beach, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-JWFObit1884_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JWFObit1884-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was buried at a private cemetery on the Ferdon estate in <a href="/wiki/Piermont,_New_York" title="Piermont, New York">Piermont, New York</a>. His home at Piermont, known as <a href="/wiki/William_Ferdon_House" title="William Ferdon House">Ferdon Hall</a> was listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-nps_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nps-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Ferdon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-JWFbioguide-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JWFbioguide_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000079">"Ferdon, John William – Biographical Information"</a>. <i>bioguide.congress.gov</i>. <a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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