John Ferguson (UK Politician)
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Sir John Ferguson KBE (19 May 1870 – 17 July 1932) was a banker and
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politician.


Early life and career

Sir John was born in Rosalyn,
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, on 19 May 1870. At the age of 16 he started work at the Aberdeen Town & County Bank, later moving to London to work for the Oriental Bank. Staying in London, he went on to become London Manager of the
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. During the First World War Sir John became Chairman of the Establishment Committee of the
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and in 1917 he was assistant to Lord Inverforth, who was Surveyor General of Supply at the
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. Sir John was made a KBE in 1918.


Later career

When the National Bank of Scotland merged with
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in 1918 Sir John became Joint General Manager of Lloyd's Bank, a post that he held until 1926. In 1926 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Lipton's, later becoming the Chairman. He resigned from Lipton's in 1929 on becoming a member of parliament. From 1925-27 he was President of the
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Political activity

In the 1929 General Election Sir John stood unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for Hammersmith South. The result of the election in the Hammersmith South constituency was:-
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(Socialist) 12,630 votes, Sir John Ferguson (Conservative) 12,218 votes, Captain J J Davies (Liberal) 3,796 votes. In August 1929 Sir John became the Member of Parliament for
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after a by-election had been called due to the elevation to the peerage of
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as Lord Brentford. The result of the by-election was:- Sir John Ferguson (Conservative) 14,705 votes, Mr J T Mason (Labour) 14,202 votes, Mr F G Paterson (Liberal) 1,920 votes. Sir John died on 17 July 1932 at his home Great Bounds, Southborough, Kent, while still in office.


Personal life

In 1903 Sir John married Adelaide Telfer-Smollet, the daughter of Colonel Telfer-Smollet of Bonhill and Cameron, Dumbartonshire. They had one son, Ian, and four daughters:- Blanche, Diana, Norah and Jean. *


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, John 1870 births 1932 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935