sentences:  He was a Know Nothing member of the New York State Assembly (Rockland Co.) in 1855; and of the New York State Senate (7th D.) in 1856 and 1857.He was delegate to the 1864 (where Abraham Lincoln was renominated for President) and 1876 Republican National Conventions (where Rutherford B. Hayes was nominated for President).Ferdon was elected as a Republican to the 46th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1881.