What is Charles D. Ferris?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Charles Ferris | image = Charles D Ferris.jpg | office = [[Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission]] | predecessor = [[Richard E. Wiley]] | president = [[Jimmy Carter]]<br>[[Ronald Reagan]] | successor = [[Robert E. Lee (FCC)|Robert E. Lee]] | termend = February 4, 1981 | termstart = October 17, 1977 | office1 = Commissioner of the [[Federal Communications Commission]] | term_start1 = October 17, 1977 | term_end1 = April 10, 1981 | president1 = Jimmy Carter<br>Ronald Reagan | predecessor1 = Richard E. Wiley | successor1 = [[James Henry Quello|James H. Quello]] | birth_name = Charles Daniel Ferris | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1933|04|09}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.}} | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | residence = [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]] | education = [[Boston College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | spouse = Patricia C. Brennan | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = [[United States Navy]] | serviceyears = 1955–1960 | rank = [[Lieutenant (junior grade)]] | unit = {{USS|Brinkley Bass}} }} '''Charles Daniel Ferris''' (born April 9, 1933, died February 16, 2024) is an American lawyer and former government official. He was nominated by President [[Jimmy Carter]] to chair the [[Federal Communications Commission]] in 1977. He left office in 1981.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fcc.gov/general/commissioners-1934-present|title=Commissioners from 1934 to Present|date=June 5, 2013|work=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=May 11, 2017|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferris, Charles D.}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Lawyers from Boston]] [[Category:Chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission]] [[Category:Politicians from Boston]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}