Background
He was born at Naria near Wellington to innkeeper Alexander Ferguson and Elizabeth Inglis.
politician Wellington alderman
He was born at Naria near Wellington to innkeeper Alexander Ferguson and Elizabeth Inglis.
He was educated at Bathurst and Redfern, and became a pastoralist, first managing his father"s properties and then inheriting them in 1869.
Ferguson was a Wellington alderman from 1879, and served as mayor in 1881. In 1882 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Wellington. A Protectionist, he served until his death in 1891.
