. History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and environs, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. est in public affairs in the communityin which he was widely known, and in 1893 hewas elected a member of the city council fromthe first ward. PTis success as a public official was instant an-1continued. The innate qualities which havegiven him distinction and success at once ap-peared at the front. He displayed marked executive ability, which stamped him as a leader,and his aggressive and unrelenting standagainst every form of munici
. History of the state of California and biographical record of Oakland and environs, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present. est in public affairs in the communityin which he was widely known, and in 1893 hewas elected a member of the city council fromthe first ward. PTis success as a public official was instant an-1continued. The innate qualities which havegiven him distinction and success at once ap-peared at the front. He displayed marked executive ability, which stamped him as a leader,and his aggressive and unrelenting standagainst every form of municipal wrong and un-due corporate influences, and his loyalty to thebest public interests, at once gave him fame andpopularity. He gained not only popularity, butgeneral confidence and esteem, for with his boldand uncompromising policy against whatever hebelieved to be wrong he united good judqmcntand complete fair-mindedness. The the masses of the people which he gainedthus in one short year is shown by the fact thatwhen in 1894 he went into the field as an inde-pendent candidate for county assessor he WSJelected by an overwhelming HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. beth, a student of Miss Heads School for Girls;and Delphina, a student in the Berkeley highschool. Mr. Ferrier is a stanch advocate of Re-publican principles, but has never sought offi-cial recognition, all honors of this nature havingbeen proffered him. In fraternal relations heis a member, of Durant Lodge No. 268,F. & A. M.; Berkeley Chapter, R. A. M.; a lifemember of Oakland Commandery No. II, K. T.;Islam Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., and is also amember of Oakland Lodge No. 171, B. P. O. Ferrier is esteemed alike for his personalcharacteristics and the manner in which he hasperformed his duties as a loyal and patrioticcitizen, and in all the communities where he hasmade his home he has enjoyed a respected posi-tion among the representative men.
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