Dexter M. Ferry - Citizendia

Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (November 22, 1873, Detroit, Michigan – 1959, Grosse Pointe, Michigan) was an American politician from Michigan. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grosse Pointe is a wealthy suburban city bordering Detroit in Wayne County in the U Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.

He was the son of Dexter and Addie (Miller) Ferry and married Jeannette Hawkins in 1907. The Ferrys resided in both Detroit and Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Grosse Pointe is a wealthy suburban city bordering Detroit in Wayne County in the U

Dexter M. Ferry died in 1959, aged 85, and was interred at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit.

Dexter M. Ferry Elementary School was named after him. The school building still stands on Palmer just south of old Poletown. Closed in 2005 after money was spent by the Detroit Board of Education to renovate the school in 2004.

Ferry Cooperative House at Vassar College was named after him. Vassar College is a private Coeducational, liberal arts college situated in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. It was built by renowned Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer and opened in 1951. Marcel Lajos Breuer ( 21 May 1902 Pécs, Hungary &ndash 1 July 1981 New York City) Architect and Many of Ferry's female relatives attended Vassar.

Achievements

President of Ferry-Morse Seed Co.
President of Standard Accident Insurance Co.
Director of Michigan Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party 1896-98 or 1897-99. The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan.
Member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1901-04. The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower body of the Michigan Legislature. Wayne County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 2061162 with an estimated population of
Member of Michigan State Board of Education, 1906-13.

References

Preceded by James McMillan	Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party 1896 – 1898	Succeeded by Arthur M. Marsh

The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan. James McMillan ( May 12 1838 &ndash August 10 1902) was a US Senator from the state of Michigan. The Michigan Republican Party is the state affiliate of the national Republican Party in Michigan. Arthur M Marsh was an American politician from the state of Michigan.

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