Luigi Ferraris (6 March 1813 – 17 October 1900) was an Italian politician, who was Senator and minister in the Kingdom of Italy.He was born at Sostegno, in Piedmont, and graduated in law at the University of Turin, where he subsequently worked as lawyer.A liberal in politics, in 1847 signed a protest manifesto against the brutal suppression of a riot in 1847 asking reforms to king Charles Albert of Sardinia. He was elected in the Piedmontese parliament (the Parlamento Subalpino) in 1848, defeating future prime minister Camillo Benso, Conte di Cavour. He was re-elected in 1863 and in the following legislatures, and later he became Senator of Italy (1871). Wikipedia
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