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Ferry also was a member of the
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Ferry became the presidential elector of
Illinois in 1852. He was elected as the first mayor of Waukegan in 1859, winning by a big majority. In 1862 he was a delegate at the Illinois State Constitutional Convention. During the
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All their children were given the middle name Peyre, which was his mother's maiden name, and is of French origin. French
Canadian colonists were the first Europeans to settle in the Detroit area, on both sides of the
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Elisha graduated early from high school. He studied at Fort Wayne Law School, passing the bar examination at age twenty. Ferry had a successful practice as a lawyer in
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in law and banking, Ferry was nominated as
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