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Canadian politician

Henry Ferguson (died 1791) was a baker, trader and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia.

In 1751, Ferguson was elected a deacon of the Dissenters/ Presbyterian Meeting House in Halifax, which later became St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia).

During Michaelmas Term, 1754, Ferguson was appointed a Surveyor (inspector) of Pickled Fish. He was elected to the General Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1758. In 1767, Ferguson was named a justice of the peace for Lunenburg County.

Ferguson died at his home in Halifax on 21 April 1791.

References

  1. History of St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, N.S., from the Founding of the City to the Bicentenary Year. Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1949, page 11.
  2. Thomas B Akins, History of Halifax City, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1895, page 44.
  3. Thomas B Akins, History of Halifax City, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1895, page 57.
  4. "A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia", 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1958, page 68.
  5. "Domestic Affairs", The Nova-Scotia magazine, Vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1791. Halifax, N.S.: Printed by John Howe, 1791, page 252. https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06254_22/65.


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