John W. Ferdon

Who was John W. Ferdon?

John William Ferdon was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Piermont, New York, Ferdon graduated from Rutgers College in 1847. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced.

He was a Know Nothing member of the New York State Assembly in 1855; and of the New York State Senate in 1856 and 1857.

He was delegate to the 1864 and 1876 Republican National Conventions.

Ferdon was elected as a Republican to the 46th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1881.

He died in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, on August 5, 1884, and was buried at a private cemetery on the Ferdon estate in Piermont, New York.