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About Jean-Baptiste Ferré
- Jean-Baptiste Ferré (February 12, 1767 – February 27, 1828) was a miller and political figure in Lower Canada.
- He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1815 to 1820.
- His name also appears as Jean-Baptiste Féré. He was born in Quebec City, the son of Jean-Baptiste Ferré and Angélique Brisson, and later settled in Saint-Eustache.
- In 1788, he married Josephte Bouchard.
- Ferré developed a process for making grinding wheels for flour mills but was unable to secure exclusive use of this process.
- He served as a captain in the militia during the War of 1812 but was stripped of his rank by governor George Ramsay in 1827.
- Ferré was first elected to the assembly in an 1815 by-election held following the death of William Forbes and was reelected in 1816.
- He did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1820.
- Ferré died in Saint-Eustache at the age of 61.
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