Whitman G. Ferrin was a Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

 attorney

Attorney at law

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 and politician

Politician

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 who served as State Auditor.

Biography

Whitman G. Ferrin was born in Croydon, New Hampshire

Croydon, New Hampshire

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 on July 9, 1818. He was raised in Morrisville

Morrisville, Vermont

Morrisville is a village in Morristown, Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,009. Morrisville has 2 country clubs, a hospital, a school featuring Greek architecture and an airport. The hospital and one of the country clubs are named after...

 and Montpelier

Montpelier, Vermont

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, studied law under Luke Poland, and was admitted to the bar. Ferrin practiced initially in Wolcott

Wolcott, Vermont

Wolcott is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for General Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence...

, and later in Johnson, Hyde Park

Hyde Park, Vermont

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, and Montpelier.

From 1848 to 1849 Ferrin was Lamoille County State's Attorney

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He also served in local offices throughout his life, including Justice of the Peace.

A Republican

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, Ferrin served terms in the Vermont House of Representatives

Vermont House of Representatives

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 in the mid 1850s and late 1860s. In 1870 he was elected Auditor of Accounts, and served until 1876.

Ferrin was an original incorporator of the Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust Company and served as its Treasurer. He also served as President of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

He died in Montpelier on June 1, 1896.

Whitman G. Ferrin was the uncle of Vermont Governor George Whitman Hendee

George Whitman Hendee

George Whitman Hendee was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Stowe, Vermont, Hendee attended the common schools of Morrisville, Vermont, and People's Academy.He studied law....

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