Zolton Ferency | |
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 Ferency in 1978 | |
| Member of theEast Lansing City Council | |
| In office 1991 – March 23, 1993 | |
| Member of theIngham County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office 1981–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1922-06-30)June 30, 1922 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 1993(1993-03-23) (aged 70) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic Party (before 1970, after 1976) Human Rights Party (1970–1976) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
Zolton Anton Ferency (June 30, 1922 – March 23, 1993) was an Americanlawyer, political activist and professor of Criminal Justice atMichigan State University (MSU).[1]
Ferency was born inDetroit,Michigan, in aHungarian-American family. He served inWorld War II, and graduated from Michigan State University and theDetroit College of Law.
Ferency was a three-time chairman of theMichigan Democratic Party.[1] He was an unsuccessfulDemocratic candidate forGovernor of Michigan in 1966, when he was defeated, as expected,[2] byGeorge W. Romney. He also served as first President of theHuman Rights Party, which he helped found in 1970[3] after breaking with the Democratic Party over its support for theVietnam War.[1] He rejoined the Democrats in 1976.[1] He was also a member of theDemocratic Socialists of America.[4]
Ferency was elected to theIngham CountyBoard of Commissioners in 1980, and to theEast Lansing City Council in 1991.[3] He was serving on the city council at his death.[1] He was a frequent if unsuccessful candidate for other public offices, running for governor in 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, and 1982; for Justice of theMichigan Supreme Court in 1972, 1976, and 1986; and for theMichigan Senate,24th District, in 1990.
Ferency taught criminal justice at MSU from 1971 until his retirement in 1990.[1]
Ferency lived inEast Lansing, Michigan. He died on March 23, 1993, inLansing, Michigan.[1]
The Ferency House in theMichigan State University Student Housing Cooperative[5] and the Zolton Ferency Endowed Scholarship[3] at MSU commemorate Ferency.
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