Sir Andrew Ferguson, 1st Baronet (7 October 1761 – 17 July 1808) was an

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banker and politician. Ferguson was

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in 1786 and Mayor of Derry City from 1796 to 1797. He was the

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for Londonderry City in the

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between 1798 and the

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.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.87 (Retrieved 1 November 2022). On 7 October 1801 he was made a

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, of the City of Londonderry in the

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. Ferguson married Elizabeth, daughter of the Derry merchant Robert Alexander, who was the brother of the

James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon (1730 – 22 March 1802) was an Irish landlord, merchant, politician and member of the UK's House of Lords (upper chamber of parliament) as a representative peer for Northern Ireland. An Irish 'nabob' Alexan ...

. He was succeeded in his title by his son, Robert Ferguson.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Sir Andrew, 1st Baronet 1761 births 1808 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people 19th-century Anglo-Irish people Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland High Sheriffs of Londonderry City Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies