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Ferris B. Streeter (September 24, 1819 – August 19, 1877) (his first name is sometimes spelled "Farris") was a Pennsylvania attorney, legislator and jurist who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.
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Ferris B. Streeter was born in Harford Township, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1819. He attended Harford Academy and the Clinton Liberal Institute in Clinton, New York, afterwards becoming a teacher at Harford Academy.
Streeter studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841, afterwards establishing a practice in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
From 1843 to 1847 Streeter served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for Susquehanna County.
A Democrat, in 1848 Streeter was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate, serving one term, 1849 to 1853.
Streeter was appointed Solicitor of the United States Treasury in 1853, and served until 1858, resigning over disagreement with Franklin Pierce's policy on the admission of Kansas to the Union.
In 1859 Streeter was a Delegate to the Pennsylvania State Democratic Convention.
Having joined the Republican Party, in March, 1865 Streeter was appointed a Judge of the Pennsylvania District Court. He won successive reelections and served until his resignation in 1877.
Streeter died on August 19, 1877.