# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elisha-p-ferry
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:48:45.626Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elisha-p-ferry"
name: "Elisha P. Ferry"
slug: "elisha-p-ferry"
description: "Elisha Peyre Ferry was an American lawyer and politician who served as the first governor of Washington from 1889 to 1893. Ferry was a Republican who had twice been Governor of Washington Territory, the only one to serve two terms. On Washington's admission as a state on November 11, 1889, he became its inaugural governor, serving one term, stepping down in 1893 because of failing health."
tagline: "American politician (1825-1895)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elisha_Peyre_Ferry.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1825-08-09"
deathDate: "1895-10-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.59
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.94802133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "伊莱沙·佩尔·费里"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "إليشا بي. فيري"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "اليشا بى. فيرى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "الیشا پی. فری"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_P._Ferry"
    title: "Elisha P. Ferry"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_P._Ferry"
    title: "Elisha P. Ferry"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_P._Ferry"
    title: "Elisha P. Ferry"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Peyre_Ferry"
    title: "Elisha Peyre Ferry"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A2_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99"
    title: "אלישע פרי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliseus_Peyre_Ferry"
    title: "Eliseus Peyre Ferry"
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  - url: "https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Peyre_Ferry"
    title: "Elisha Peyre Ferry"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_P._Ferry"
    title: "Elisha P. Ferry"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_P._Ferry"
    title: "Elisha P. Ferry"
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    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump