Background
Ferrin, Augustin William was born on September 1, 1875 in Little Valley, New York, United States. Son of Augustin William and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoesen) Ferrin.
Ferrin, Augustin William was born on September 1, 1875 in Little Valley, New York, United States. Son of Augustin William and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoesen) Ferrin.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1897. Unmarried. Reporter, Buffalo Express, 1898. News editor American Press Association, New York, 1898-1908.
Public and editor Moody’s Magazine, 1908-1917.
Associate editor National Encyclopedia of America Biography, 1916-1917. President Moody Magazine & Book Company Appointed trade commissioner unites states department Commerce to investigate investment opportunities in the Far East, March 16, 1917.
Acting commercial attache, American Legation, Peking, China, January-November 1918. Commercial attache in Australia, November 1918-March 1919.
Appointed American trade commissioner in Australia and New Zealand, March 1919.
Reassigned to unites states department of Commerce, Washington, District of Columbia, November 1, 1921. Appointed foreign service officer, Department of State, June 1924. Consul at Madrid, Spain, 1924-1926, at Tabriz, Persia, 1926-1928, at Teheran, Persia, 1928-1930, at Malaga, Spain, 1930-1935.
Consul Montevideo, Uraguay, 1935-1940.
Retired October 1, 1940.
Press Association, New York, 1898-1908. Editor National; president Moody Magazine & Book Company Appointed
Member Phi Beta Kappa. Sons of the Revolution. Clubs: Salmagundi (New York).