Scott Ferris
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United States House of Representatives
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from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
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.
Upon the admission of Oklahoma as a State
U.S. state
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into the Union
United States
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, Ferris was elected as a Democrat
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to the 60th Congress
60th United States Congress
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. He was reelected to the 61st
61st United States Congress
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and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 16, 1907, until March 3, 1921. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (62nd
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
through 65th
65th United States Congress
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Congresses).
Early life
Ferris was born in Neosho, MissouriNeosho, Missouri
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to Scott and Annie M. Ferris. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Newton County High School in 1897 and from the Kansas City School of Law
University of Missouri–Kansas City
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in 1901. He was admitted to the bar
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in 1901 and commenced practice in Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma
The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, the same year. In 1906, he married Grace Hobbert.
Political career
He served as member of the territorial Oklahoma House of RepresentativesOklahoma House of Representatives
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in 1904 and 1905. Upon the admission of Oklahoma as a State
U.S. state
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into the Union
United States
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, Ferris was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the 60th Congress
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
. He was reelected to the 61st
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 16, 1907, until March 3, 1921. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (62nd
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
through 65th
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
Congresses). He did not seek renomination as a Representative, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Senator. He won the Democratic primary against incumbent Thomas P. Gore but was defeated in the general election by Republican John W. Harreld
John W. Harreld
John William Harreld was a United States Representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.-Early life and career:...
, receiving 45 percent of the vote.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
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s in 1912 and 1916. He moved to New York City
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and engaged in the oil business 1921-1924 returning to Oklahoma in 1925. He served as Democratic National Committee
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man from Oklahoma 1924-1940. He resumed the practice of law
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. He engaged in the oil business and also in agricultural pursuits. He died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
, June 8, 1945, and was interred in Rosehill Cemetery.