Donald Ferguson
Donald Ferguson may refer to: *Donald Ferguson (politician) (1839–1909), Canadian politician * Donald Ferguson (cyclist) (born 1931), American cyclist * Donald F. Ferguson (born 1960), Dell executive See also * Don Ferguson (other) *Ferguson (name) Ferguson is an Anglicization of the Scots Gaelic “Macfhearghus", a patronymic form of the personal name '' Fergus'' which translates as ''son of the angry (one)''.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. ...

Donald Ferguson (politician)
Donald Ferguson, (7 March 1839 – 3 September 1909) was a Canadian politician. Born in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, originally a livestock farmer, Ferguson spent much of his life in public service; from 1872–1873 he served as a justice of the peace, resigning that position in prior to his first of unsuccessful bid for a position on the PEI Legislative Council. He also failed in his bid for a Legislative Council seat in 1874, and for a seat as a Conservative in the Prince Edward Island House of Assembly in 1876. However, in 1878 he finally succeeded in winning, by acclamation, a seat in the House, a position he defended for twelve years until his resignation in October 1890. During this twelve-year period he served variously as commissioner of public works, provincial secretary, treasurer, and Commissioner of Crown Lands. Ferguson also hoped to become a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, but was defeated in the Canadian federal electi ...
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