Grey Flowers Ferris (May 31, 1946 – June 13, 2008) was an American lawyer, farmer, and politician who served two terms as a member of the Mississippi State Senate. He got his start by successfully running for student government president while an undergraduate at Tulane University and later attended the Tulane University Law School.[1][2] Rising to chairman of the Senate's Education Committee, he ran for lieutenant governor in 1999 but lost in the Democratic primary to former state senator Amy Tuck.[3] In 2009, Governor Haley Barbour signed a bill passed by the state legislature to name the Mississippi Board of Education's meeting room in Jackson after Ferris.[4]
Grey Ferris | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 23rd district | |
| In office January 7, 1992 – January 4, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Monty |
| Succeeded by | Mike Chaney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Grey Flowers Ferris May 31, 1946 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2008 (aged 62) Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jann Terral (m. 1970) |
| Relatives | William R. Ferris (brother) |
| Education | Tulane University (BA, JD) |
Ferris married the former Jann Terral, an artist, in New Orleans on June 6, 1970.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Former senator Grey Ferris dies". The Vicksburg Post. June 15, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Grey Flowers Ferris". The Clarion-Ledger. June 16, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2022 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ Sandham, Jessica L. (October 13, 1999). "Race for Lt. Governor in Miss. Divides Unions". Education Week. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Barbour signs bill to name room for Ferris". The Vicksburg Post. March 31, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2022.