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.
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave | 105303760 | Samuel A. Ferrin }}
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Category:People from Lanaudière
Category:Pre-Confederation Quebec people
Category:People from Grant County, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
Category:Physicians from Wisconsin
Category:Rush Medical College alumni
Category:Emigrants from pre-Confederation Quebec to the United States