Adam Fergusson (other)
Adam Fergusson may refer to: * Adam Fergusson (Upper Canada politician) (1783–1862), early Canadian politician * Sir Adam Fergusson, 3rd Baronet (1733–1813), British Member of Parliament for Ayrshire and Edinburgh * Adam Fergusson (MEP) (born 1932), Member of European Parliament for Strathclyde East, 1979–1984 * Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair (1815–1867), known prior to 1862 as Adam Johnston Fergusson, Canadian colonial-era politician See also *Adam Ferguson (other) Adam Ferguson (1723–1816), Scottish philosopher and historian, "the father of modern sociology". Adam Ferguson may also refer to: * Sir Adam Ferguson (British Army officer) (1771–1855), his son, keeper of the regalia in Scotland *Adam Ferguson ...

Adam Fergusson (Upper Canada Politician)
Adam Fergusson (March 4, 1783 – September 25, 1862) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born in 1783 at Woodhill, Perthshire, Scotland, studied law and became a magistrate. He was a director of an agricultural society, the Highland Society of Scotland, and was sent by them in 1831 to determine the state of agriculture in Canada and the United States. Impressed by his visit, he settled with his family on a farm, which he also named Woodhill, near Waterdown in East Flamborough Township, Upper Canada in 1833. In 1834, he established the village of Fergus with James Webster. He commanded a militia unit during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. In 1839, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper Canada and was a member of the Legislative Council for United Canada until his death in 1862. Although loyal to Britain, prosperous and well-connected, he supported the Reformers. He remained interested in improving agriculture in Upper C ...
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Sir Adam Fergusson, 3rd Baronet
Sir Adam Fergusson, 3rd Baronet of Kilkerran, FRSE LLD (7 May 1733 – 25 September 1813) was a Scottish advocate and politician. He was described as able but humourless. Together with contemporaries such as Robert Dundas he was part of what was called the Scotch Ministry in parliament in the late 18th century. Dr Samuel Johnson described him as "a vile Whig" however his friend James Boswell was less condemning, saying "few people were but mixed character, like a candle: half wax, half tallow- but Sir Adam Fergusson was all wax, with a pure taper, whom you may light and set upon any lady’s table". Robert Burns who knew Fergusson through his Ayr connections, called him "the oath-detesting, chaste, Kilkerran". Boswell described him as "his excellent friend". Life He was born in Ayrshire on 7 May 1733, the oldest surviving son of Lady Jean Maitland, daughter of Viscount Maitland, and Sir James Fergusson, 2nd Baronet. His younger brother was George Fergusson. He attended Maybole ...
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Adam Fergusson (MEP)
Adam Dugdale Fergusson (born 10 July 1932) is a British journalist, author and Conservative Party politician who served one term in the European Parliament as an MEP. He has remained involved in the field of European Union affairs since, as a Special Adviser to Conservative governments and as a business consultant. Among other books, he wrote ''When Money Dies'', a classic account of hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. It deals with not only the economic impacts that hyperinflation had upon society in the Weimar Republic, but also the way that society itself changed. Societal norms were broken down in the wake of hyperinflation, and Fergusson approaches this topic. First published in 1975, ''When Money Dies'' was hailed as a cult classic in the wake of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008, with copies changing hands on eBay for up to $1,000. As a result, ''When Money Dies'' was republished in July 2010, becoming an internet sensation after allegedly being commended by financ ...
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Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair, (4 November 1815 – 30 December 1867), known prior to 1862 as Adam Johnston Fergusson, was a Scottish-born Canadian lawyer, judge and politician. Life and career Born in Perthshire, Scotland, the son of Adam Fergusson and his first wife Jemima Johnston Blair, he emigrated to Upper Canada with his family in 1833. He was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1839 and set up practice in Guelph. He was named a judge in the court for Wellington District in 1842. He resigned from the bench to run as a Reform Party candidate in the general election of 1847. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the riding of Waterloo and reelected in 1851. He represented the South riding of Wellington from 1854 to 1857. In 1860, he was elected to the Legislative Council for Brock division. He served as receiver general from March to May 1863, when he was named provincial secretary. He supported the Quebec resolutions in the le ...
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