W. Mont Ferry
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William Montague Ferry was a Utah State Senator and the 17th mayor of Salt Lake City.
Ferry was born in Grand Haven, Michigan
and was the son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara White. Ferry was named after his grandfather
, who was a Presbyterian minister and missionary in Michigan.
Ferry moved to Utah and became a mining investor in Utah and Nevada
. He was president of the American Silver Producers. He was an associate of United States Senator Thomas Kearns
.
In January 1903, Thompson was a signatory of an official protest to the United States Senate
of the Utah Legislature's election of Mormon Apostle Reed Smoot
as a United States Senator for Utah. In 1904, when Kearns failed to be re-elected to the Senate by the Utah Legislature due to the perceived influence of Smoot, Ferry was among the founders of the anti-Mormon American Party
. In the 1904 election, Ferry was elected as a member of the city council of Salt Lake City. The mayor, Ezra Thompson
, and three other members of the city council were also members of the American Party.
In 1911, the American Party dissolved, and Ferry was elected as a Republican
to the Utah State Senate
. He served in the State Senate until 1915, when he was elected mayor of Salt Lake City. He served as mayor for one term, until 1919.
Ferry married Ednah Truman in 1896. Ednah Ferry was a delegate from Utah to the 1924 Republican National Convention
.
Ferry was born in Grand Haven, Michigan
Grand Haven, Michigan
Grand Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2010 census, Grand Haven had a population of 10,412. It is part of the...
and was the son of Edward P. Ferry and Clara White. Ferry was named after his grandfather
William Montague Ferry
William Montague Ferry, Sr. was a Presbyterian minister and missionary who founded several settlements in Ottawa County, Michigan....
, who was a Presbyterian minister and missionary in Michigan.
Ferry moved to Utah and became a mining investor in Utah and Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. He was president of the American Silver Producers. He was an associate of United States Senator Thomas Kearns
Thomas Kearns
Thomas Kearns was a mining, banking, railroad and newspaper magnate. He was elected United States Senator from Utah from 1901 to 1905.- Immigration and mining :...
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In January 1903, Thompson was a signatory of an official protest to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
of the Utah Legislature's election of Mormon Apostle Reed Smoot
Reed Smoot
Reed Owen Smoot was a native-born Utahn who was first elected to the United States Senate from Utah in 1903, and served as a Senator until 1933...
as a United States Senator for Utah. In 1904, when Kearns failed to be re-elected to the Senate by the Utah Legislature due to the perceived influence of Smoot, Ferry was among the founders of the anti-Mormon American Party
American Party (Utah)
The American Party was a political party in Utah from 1904 to 1911. It was designed to counter the influence of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah politics.-Creation:...
. In the 1904 election, Ferry was elected as a member of the city council of Salt Lake City. The mayor, Ezra Thompson
Ezra Thompson
Ezra Thompson was the 12th and 14th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah who was elected three times and served two non-consecutive terms. He was mayor in 1900–1903 and 1906–1907.-First term:...
, and three other members of the city council were also members of the American Party.
In 1911, the American Party dissolved, and Ferry was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Utah State Senate
Utah State Senate
The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...
. He served in the State Senate until 1915, when he was elected mayor of Salt Lake City. He served as mayor for one term, until 1919.
Ferry married Ednah Truman in 1896. Ednah Ferry was a delegate from Utah to the 1924 Republican National Convention
1924 Republican National Convention
The 1924 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in Cleveland, Ohio at the Public Auditorium from June 10 to June 12. For this convention the method of allocating delegates changed in order to reduce the overrepresentation of the South...
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