Ferris Jacobs Jr. (March 20, 1836 – August 30, 1886) was an American officer and politician; he was a

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from

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Biography

Jacobs was born in

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, Delaware County, New York, and attended Delaware Academy and Delaware Literary Institute. He graduated from

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in 1856; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Delhi. During the

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he served in the

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as a commissioned

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in the 3rd New York Cavalry as lieutenant colonel of the 26th New York Cavalry. He also served as brevetted

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of Volunteers. Later he resumed law practice in Delhi, New York and was elected district attorney in 1865 and 1866. He delegated at the

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in 1880, and was elected as a Republican in the

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(March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882, so resumed the practice of law. He died in White Plains, New York, interment in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi, New York.

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