Woodbridge N. Ferris

Woodbridge Nathan Ferris
28th Governor of Michigan
In office
January 1, 1913 – January 1, 1917
LieutenantJohn Q. Ross
Luren D. Dickinson
Preceded byChase Osborn
Succeeded byAlbert Sleeper
United States Senator
from Michigan
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 23, 1928
Preceded byCharles E. Townsend
Succeeded byArthur H. Vandenberg
Personal details
Born(1853-01-06)January 6, 1853
Spencer, New York
DiedMarch 23, 1928(1928-03-23) (aged 75)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Helen Frances Gillespie
(m. 1874; died 1917)
Mary Ethel McLoud
(m. 1921)
Alma materOswego Normal Training School
University of Michigan

Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (January 6, 1853 – March 23, 1928) was an American educator from New York, Illinois and Michigan who served as the 28th governor of Michigan and in the United States Senate as a Democrat. He was the founder and namesake of Ferris State University.