The Johnson-Ferguson Baronetcy, of Springkell in the

County of Dumfries A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

, of Kenyon in Newchurch-in-Culcheth in the County Palatine of Lancaster and of Wiston in the County of Lanark, is a title in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ...

. It was created on 18 July 1906 for

Edward Johnson-Ferguson Sir Jabez Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 1st Baronet (27 November 1849 – 10 December 1929) was an English businessman and Liberal politician. Johnson-Ferguson was born Jabez Edward Johnson at Salford, Lancashire. He was educated at St John's College ...

. He was Chairman of Jabez Johnson, Hodgkinson and Pearson, Ltd, and also sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Loughborough. Born Edward Johnson, he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Ferguson in 1881.

Johnson-Ferguson baronets, of Springkell, Kenyon and Wiston (1906)

* Sir (Jabez) Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 1st Baronet (1849–1929) *Sir Edward Alexander James Johnson-Ferguson, 2nd Baronet (1875–1953) *Sir Neil Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 3rd Baronet (1905–1992) *Sir Ian Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 4th Baronet (1932–2015) *Sir Mark Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 5th Baronet (born 1965) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Paul Duncan Johnson-Ferguson (born 1966).

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Johnson-Ferguson

Johnson-Ferguson baronets, of Springkell, Kenyon and Wiston (1906)

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