Charles Frederick Ferguson
Charles Frederick Ferguson | |
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![]() Charles Frederick Ferguson | |
Member of Parliament for Leeds North and Grenville North | |
In office 1874–1896 | |
Preceded by | Francis Jones |
Succeeded by | Francis Theodore Frost |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 July 1834 Kitley Township, Upper Canada |
Died | 29 September 1909 Kemptville, Ontario, Canada | (aged 75)
Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
Charles Frederick Ferguson (20 July 1834 – 29 September 1909) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1874 to 1896.[1]
The son of Robert Ferguson,[2] he was born in Kitley Township,[1] where his family had settled after immigrating from Ireland, and studied medicine at Queen's College, graduating in 1859. He set up practice in Kemptville. Ferguson married a sister of Robert Bell, who had represented Russell in the assembly for the Province of Canada.[3] He died in Kemptville in 1909.[2]
His son George Howard Ferguson later served as Premier of Ontario.
References[]
- ^ a b Charles Frederick Ferguson – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. OCLC 622048809.
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 JA Gemmill[page needed]
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- Canadian people of Irish descent
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