Thomas M. Ferrell
{{Short description|American politician (1844–1916)}}
{{about||the American engraver and medalist|T. James Ferrell}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thomas Merrill Ferrell
| image = Thomas M. Ferrell (New Jersey Congressman).jpg
| caption = From Volume I of 1900's Biographical, Genealogical and Descriptive History of the First Congressional District of New Jersey.
| state1 = New Jersey
| district1 = 1st
| term_start1 = March 4, 1883
| term_end1 = March 3, 1885
| preceded1 = George M. Robeson
| succeeded1 = George Hires
| office2 = Member of the New Jersey Senate
| term2 = 1880-1881
| office3 = Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
| term3 = 1879-1880
| birth_date = June 20, 1844
| birth_place = Glassboro, New Jersey
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1916|10|20|1844|6|20}}
| death_place = Glassboro, New Jersey
| nationality = American
| party = Democrat
}}
Thomas Merrill Ferrell (June 20, 1844 – October 20, 1916) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1883 to 1885.
Early life and education
Born in Glassboro, New Jersey, Ferrell attended the common schools and completed an academic course.{{Cite web |title=FERRELL, Thomas Merrill |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000089 |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress}}
Political career
Ferrell was elected a member of the Glassboro township committee in 1872 and 1873. He served as president of Hollow Ware Glassworkers' Association from 1878 to 1883.
He served as member of the school board 1885–1890, serving as its president in 1887. He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1879 and 1880, and as a member of the New Jersey Senate in 1880 and 1881.
=Congress=
In 1882, Ferrell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth Congress.{{Cite news |date=October 21, 1916 |title=Thomas M. Ferrell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-thomas-m-ferrell/140883183/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |work=New York Tribune |via=Newspapers.com}} He served in office from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress.
= Internal revenue =
When President Grover Cleveland was in office, Ferrell was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district.
Later career and death
After leaving Congress, he was employed as a glassware salesman.
He died in Glassboro, New Jersey, October 20, 1916, and was interred in Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
References
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External links
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- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#R9M0IWNO4 Thomas Merrill Ferrell] at The Political Graveyard
- {{Find a Grave|7790508|Thomas Merrill Ferrell}}
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| state= New Jersey
| district= 1
| before= George M. Robeson
| after= George Hires
| years= March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885}}
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Category:Democratic Party New Jersey state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Category:People from Glassboro, New Jersey
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
Category:Politicians from Gloucester County, New Jersey
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
Category:19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature
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