Dot native Charles Ferris dies at 90; appointed by Carter to chair the FCC
Charles D. Ferris, a lawyer who led the FCC during the Carter administration after helping to enact landmark civil rights legislation as counsel to US Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, died on Feb. 16 at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 90. A Dorchester native and a Triple Eagle, Mr. Ferris attended local parochial school, Boston College High School, and Boston