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

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banker and politician. Ferguson was High Sheriff of Londonderry City in 1786 and Mayor of Derry City from 1796 to 1797. He was the Member of Parliament 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

baronet A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...

, 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 an Irish representative peer. An Irish 'nabob' Alexander began his ...

. 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 1 High sheriffs of Londonderry City Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies