33:
605:
408:
330:
645:
620:
615:
401:
323:
610:
282:. He supported representation by population. Ferguson also served as an officer in the local militia and became a lieutenant-colonel in 1865, participating in the defense against the
290:
in 1867 and was re-elected by acclamation to the provincial assembly in 1872. In the same year, he was struck on the head while attempting to stop a fight at a political meeting at
625:
394:
316:
275:
167:
630:
421:
343:
124:
442:
364:
228:
172:
79:
600:
114:
521:
495:
287:
220:
212:
49:
640:
635:
556:
216:
416:
338:
44:
561:
224:
570:
239:
299:
279:
271:
72:
595:
590:
295:
294:
and was forced to resign his seat in 1873 due to incapacity. He was appointed customs collector at
263:
259:
551:
525:
499:
458:
380:
291:
267:
575:
270:
from 1852 to 1873, serving as reeve for 18 years. In 1858, he was elected to represent South
32:
584:
283:
251:
235:
183:
266:, becoming deputy grand master in 1858. Ferguson was a member of the council for
258:
in 1818 and came to Canada with his family during the 1830s. They settled near
606:
Members of the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West
286:. He was elected to both the Ontario legislature and the House of Commons (
262:
and he became a farmer and later a merchant there. He was a member of the
255:
208:
571:
Thomas
Roberts Ferguson â Parliament of Canada biography
646:
19th-century members of the House of
Commons of Canada
621:
Members of the House of
Commons of Canada from Ontario
190:
179:
163:
149:
139:
134:
120:
108:
96:
78:
66:
43:
23:
576:Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
211:businessman and political figure. He represented
484:. Brampton ON: The County of Peel. p. 150.
482:A history of Peel County: to mark its centenary
302:came into power. He died at Cookstown in 1879.
611:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
276:Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
402:
324:
8:
626:Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
616:Conservative Party of Canada (1867â1942) MPs
207:(December 1818 â September 15, 1879) was an
409:
395:
387:
331:
317:
309:
31:
20:
472:
234:His niece was women's rights activist
7:
298:but was dismissed in 1876 after the
250:Thomas Roberts Ferguson was born in
631:Canadian people of Scottish descent
159:Innisfil Township, Ontario, Canada
14:
557:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
217:Legislative Assembly of Ontario
145:Drumcor, County Cavan, Ireland
1:
601:Politicians from County Cavan
480:Charters, C. V., ed. (1967).
417:1871 Ontario general election
339:1867 Ontario general election
562:University of Toronto Press
431:
353:
662:
641:Immigrants to Upper Canada
636:People of the Fenian raids
434:
356:
231:member from 1867 to 1872.
225:House of Commons of Canada
552:"Thomas Roberts Ferguson"
456:
428:
390:
378:
350:
312:
198:
130:
85:
55:
39:
30:
238:(nÊe Ferguson), one of "
448:Thomas Roberts Ferguson
370:Thomas Roberts Ferguson
205:Thomas Roberts Ferguson
25:Thomas Roberts Ferguson
219:from 1867 to 1873 and
73:John Hillyard Cameron
45:Member of Parliament
560:(online ed.).
16:Canadian politician
153:September 15, 1879
103:Riding established
526:Elections Ontario
500:Elections Ontario
464:
463:
459:Elections Ontario
386:
385:
381:Elections Ontario
306:Electoral history
278:and served until
268:Innisfil Township
202:
201:
653:
565:
538:
537:
535:
533:
518:
512:
511:
509:
507:
492:
486:
485:
477:
424:
411:
404:
397:
388:
346:
333:
326:
319:
310:
156:
135:Personal details
111:
99:
90:
69:
60:
35:
21:
661:
660:
656:
655:
654:
652:
651:
650:
581:
580:
550:
547:
542:
541:
531:
529:
522:"Data Explorer"
520:
519:
515:
505:
503:
496:"Data Explorer"
494:
493:
489:
479:
478:
474:
469:
420:
415:
342:
337:
308:
248:
246:Life and career
240:The Famous Five
171:
164:Political party
158:
154:
144:
109:
97:
91:
86:
67:
61:
56:
47:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
659:
657:
649:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
583:
582:
579:
578:
573:
568:
566:
546:
545:External links
543:
540:
539:
513:
487:
471:
470:
468:
465:
462:
461:
454:
453:
450:
445:
440:
437:
436:
433:
430:
426:
425:
414:
413:
406:
399:
391:
384:
383:
376:
375:
372:
367:
362:
359:
358:
355:
352:
348:
347:
336:
335:
328:
321:
313:
307:
304:
247:
244:
200:
199:
196:
195:
192:
188:
187:
181:
177:
176:
165:
161:
160:
157:(aged 60)
151:
147:
146:
141:
137:
136:
132:
131:
128:
127:
122:
118:
117:
115:D'Arcy Boulton
112:
106:
105:
100:
94:
93:
83:
82:
76:
75:
70:
64:
63:
53:
52:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
658:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
588:
586:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
563:
559:
558:
553:
549:
548:
544:
527:
523:
517:
514:
501:
497:
491:
488:
483:
476:
473:
466:
460:
455:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
438:
427:
423:
418:
412:
407:
405:
400:
398:
393:
392:
389:
382:
377:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
360:
349:
345:
340:
334:
329:
327:
322:
320:
315:
314:
311:
305:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
280:Confederation
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
245:
243:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
197:
193:
189:
185:
182:
178:
174:
169:
166:
162:
152:
148:
143:December 1818
142:
138:
133:
129:
126:
123:
119:
116:
113:
107:
104:
101:
95:
89:
84:
81:
77:
74:
71:
65:
59:
54:
51:
46:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
564:. 1979â2016.
555:
530:. Retrieved
516:
504:. Retrieved
490:
481:
475:
447:
443:Conservative
422:Simcoe South
369:
365:Conservative
344:Simcoe South
284:Fenian raids
264:Orange Order
252:County Cavan
249:
236:Emily Murphy
233:
229:Conservative
204:
203:
184:Emily Murphy
175:(Provincial)
173:Conservative
168:Conservative
155:(1879-09-15)
125:Simcoe South
121:Constituency
110:Succeeded by
102:
87:
68:Succeeded by
57:
18:
596:1879 deaths
591:1818 births
296:Collingwood
194:Businessman
98:Preceded by
80:Ontario MPP
585:Categories
467:References
452:Acclaimed
432:Candidate
374:Acclaimed
354:Candidate
191:Occupation
260:Cookstown
180:Relations
170:(Federal)
92:1867â1873
88:In office
62:1867â1872
58:In office
532:31 March
506:15 March
457:Source:
379:Source:
300:Liberals
292:Bradford
288:Cardwell
221:Cardwell
213:Cardwell
50:Cardwell
274:in the
256:Ireland
223:in the
215:in the
209:Ontario
186:, niece
528:. 1871
502:. 1867
435:Votes
429:Party
419::
357:Votes
351:Party
341::
272:Simcoe
227:as a
534:2024
508:2024
150:Died
140:Born
48:for
242:".
587::
554:.
524:.
498:.
254:,
536:.
510:.
410:e
403:t
396:v
332:e
325:t
318:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
