Sir Robert Ferguson, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, 1st Baronet (26 December 1796 – 13 March 1860)[1] was a Whig and then Liberal Party politician from Ireland.
Ferguson succeeded to the baronetcy in July 1808, after the first baronet, Sir Andrew Ferguson was killed in accident on a bridge in Moville, County Donegal.[2]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Donegal in 1818 and High Sheriff of Tyrone in 1825 and then elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Londonderry City at the 1830 general election,[3] but his election was declared void.[3] He was re-elected at the resulting by-election[3] held on 2 April 1831,[1] and held the seat until his death in 1860, at the age of 63,[3] when the baronetcy became extinct.[2]
Ferguson was Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry from 1840 to 1860.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 4)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Baronets: F, part 1". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. pp. 227, 295–296. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Londonderry City 1830 – 1860 |
Succeeded by William McCormick |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Lord Canning |
Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry 1840–1860 |
Succeeded by Acheson Lyle |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Andrew Ferguson |
Baronet of The Farm, Londonderry 1808–1860 |
Extinct |