Biography

09/24/1819 - 08/19/1877

Ferris B. Streeter (D10) Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties 1848-1850

Early Life:

Ferris B. Streeter, born September 24, 1819, Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; son of Doctor Joseph B. Streeter; Harford Academy; Clinton Liberal Institute, Clinton, New York; teacher, Harford Academy; studied law, admitted, Susquehanna County bar,  1841; established law practice, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania;  deputy prosecuting attorney , Susquehanna County, 1843-1847; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, 1847-1850; appointed, Solicitor, United States Treasury, 1853-1858; delegate, Pennsylvania State Democratic Convention, 1859; joined, Republican Party; appointed, Judge of the Pennsylvania District Court, 1865 death, 1877; married, Sarah B. Olmstead Streeter; died, August 19, 1877 (aged 57), Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; interment, Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties, 1847-1850.

Appointed, Solicitor, United States Treasury, 1853-1858, resigned over disagreement with President Franklin Pierce's policy on the admission of Kansas to the Union. 

Delegate, Pennsylvania State Democratic Convention, 1859. 

Appointed, Governor Andrew Curtin Judge, Pennsylvania 13th District Court, 1865 - death 1877.

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Appointed, Solicitor, United States Treasury, 1853-1858, resigned over disagreement with President Franklin Pierce's policy on the admission of Kansas to the Union. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Farris B. Streeter (1819-1877) - Find a Grave Memorial