Donald Ferguson (politician)
Donald Ferguson, PC (7 March 1839 – 3 September 1909)[1] was a Canadian politician.
Born in
.Ferguson also hoped to become a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, but was defeated in the Canadian federal election of 1887 and again in 1891 when he stood as member for the electoral district of Queen's County. However, on 4 September 1893, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of John Sparrow David Thompson. He became influential in federal politics, and in January 1895 was appointed
Minister of Agriculture. Ferguson served representing the senatorial division
of Queen's, Prince Edward Island until his death in 1909.
A son was the classicist William Scott Ferguson.
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Queen's County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | Louis Henry Davies | 4,382 | X | |||||
| Independent Liberal | William Welsh | 4,314 | – | X | ||||
| Conservative | Donald Ferguson | 3,599 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Campbell | 3,430 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Queen's County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | Louis Henry Davies | 4,006 | X | |||||
| Independent Liberal | William Welsh | 3,854 | X | |||||
| Conservative | Patrick Blake | 3,669 | ||||||
| Conservative | Donald Ferguson | 3,521 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993 (Blair Weeks, Ed.)" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- "Donald Ferguson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Donald Ferguson (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
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