Robert Cutlar Fergusson
Robert Cutlar Fergusson (1768–1838) was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was 17th Laird of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons, seated at Craigdarroch (Moniaive, Dumfriesshire).
He served as Attorney-General of Bengal; MP for the Stewardtry of Kirkcudbright, Judge Advocate General and a Privy Councillor.
The great Bengal entrepreneur Dwarkanath Tagore was apprenticed under him in 1810, and Fergusson was one of the 2 leading influences in his life.[1]
References
- ↑ "History of the Adi Brahmo Samaj (1906)" p 27.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Cutlar Fergusson
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| Preceded by James Dunlop |
Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbright Stewartry 1826 – 1838 |
Succeeded by Alexander Murray |
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