- James Moir Ferres
James Moir Ferres (1813 –
April 21 1870 ) was a journalist and political figure inUpper Canada .He was born in
Aberdeen ,Scotland in 1813 and studied atMarischal College in Aberdeen. Ferres came toMontreal in 1833 and taught at Edward Black's school there. He then became director of the academy at Frelighsburg in theEastern Townships . In 1835, he was a co-founder of the "Missiskoui Standard", a weekly newspaper. In 1836, he returned to Montreal to work with the "Montreal Herald "; he became editor in 1839. As a Tory supporter, Ferres received a number of political appointments. He served as secretary of the Montreal Turnpike Trust from 1840 to 1842 and, from 1844 to 1848, he was a revenue inspector at Montreal. In 1848, Ferres became editor and chief owner of the "Montreal Gazette"; he remained editor until the paper was sold in 1854. He opposed theRebellion Losses Bill of 1849 and was arrested but never prosecuted following the burning of the parliament buildings at Montreal. In 1854, he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in East Missisquoi as a Conservative. He was elected in Brome in 1858.He was named to the Board of Inspectors of Asylums and Prisons in 1861 and became chairman of the Board in 1868. In 1869, Ferres was named warden for
Kingston Penitentiary ; Ferres died in Kingston in 1870 and was buried atLachine, Quebec .External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=4421 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/FRA/Membres/notices/e-f/FERRJM.htm Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)]
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