History of Warwick, (Orange County) New York United States of America

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A Biography of Edsall Ferrier

Edsall Ferrier, educator, was born in Warwick, N.Y., Oct. 30, 1831; son of Joseph and Hunnah (Edsall) Ferrier; grandson of Robert Ferrier; and of Huguenot ancestry. He was graduated at Lafayette in 1854, Latin salutatorian, and received his A.M. degree in course. He pursued his theological course at Princeton, 1854-57, and was ordained, May 10, 1858, by the presbytery of Hudson. He was pastor at Amity, N.Y., 1858-60; at Florida, N.Y., 1860-65; professor of English language and literature at Washington and Jefferson college, 1865-66; Graeff professor of English language and vice-president, Pennsylvania college, Gettysburg, 1866-72; and pastor at Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1873-83. He was president of the alumni association of Lafayette college, and received from that institution the degree of D.D. in 1881. In 1893 he accepted the chair of Hebrew at Lafayette college, and in 1897 the chair of logic and moral philosophy in the same institution, holding also the chair of Hebrew.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor