Samuel Abbott Ferrin

{{short description|19th century American physician and politician}}

{{infobox officeholder

|name = Samuel A. Ferrin

|state = Wisconsin

|state_assembly = Wisconsin

|district = Grant 3rd

| term_start = January 1, 1872

| term_end = January 6, 1873

| predecessor = John Chandler Holloway

| successor = John Monteith

|party = Republican

|birth_date = {{birth date|1831|1|19}}

|birth_place = Saint-Thomas, Upper Canada

|death_date = {{death date and age|1875|3|29|1831|1|19}}

|death_place = Mineral Point, Wisconsin, U.S.

|restingplace = Union Grove Cemetery, {{nowrap|Darlington, Wisconsin}}

|spouse = Mary Margaret Mason

|children = {{unbulleted list

| Harriett E. (Osborne)

| {{sup|(b. 1853; died 1936)}}

| Charles Andrews Ferrin

| {{sup|(b. 1855; died 1948)}}

| Frank A. Ferrin

| {{sup|(b. 1857; died 1928)}}

}}

|education = Rush Medical College

|profession = Physician

|allegiance = United States

|branch = United States Volunteers
Union Army

|rank = 1st Assistant Surgeon, USV

|serviceyears = 1862–1865

|unit = {{unbulleted list

| 32nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry

| 44th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry

}}

|battles = American Civil War

}}

Samuel Abbott Ferrin (January 19, 1831{{spaced ndash}}March 29, 1875) was a Canadian American, immigrant, medical doctor, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County during the 1872 session. He also served as a hospital steward and surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

Ferrin was born on January 19, 1831, in what is now Saint-Thomas, Quebec. He graduated from Rush Medical College.{{cite book|title=The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin|edition=11th|location=Madison, Wis.|year=1872|page=448}} During the American Civil War, Ferrin originally enlisted with the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He later became a surgeon in Wingville, Wisconsin{{cite news|title=Dr. S. A. Ferrin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13570243/samuel_abbott_ferrin_18311875/|newspaper=Grant County Herald|date=November 3, 1863|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 5, 2017}} {{Open access}} and was commissioned First Assistant Surgeon of the 44th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.

Political career

Ferrin was a member of the Assembly during the 1872 session.{{cite book|editor=Lawrence S. Barish|year=2007|title=State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007 - 2008|page=138}} He was a Republican.

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