John Ferguson (April 17, 1840 – July 7, 1908) was a Scottish-born farmer, lumberman and political figure in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

, Canada. He represented

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1900 as an Independent Conservative member. He was born in Granart, Argyleshire, the son of Archibald Ferguson and Margaret Barr, and came to

Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the ...

with his family in 1847, settling in Admaston. He was married three times: to a Miss Bremner around 1862, to Jessie Mackenzie in 1877 and to Margaret Bedington in 1890.''The story of Renfrew : from the coming of the first settlers about 1820 to 1928'' (2000)
Smallfield, W.E. and others Ferguson was defeated in the 1887 federal election but was elected in a by-election held later that year following the death of Robert Campbell. He was unsuccessful when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1900. Around 1888, Ferguson became an agent for lumber baron J.R. Booth.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891''
AJ Gemmill 1840 births 1908 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario British emigrants to British North America {{Ontario-MP-stub