Background
Ferguson, Jo McCown was born on April 5, 1915 in Central City, Kentucky, United States. Son of Jo Marvin and Willie Mae (Cain) Ferguson.
Ferguson, Jo McCown was born on April 5, 1915 in Central City, Kentucky, United States. Son of Jo Marvin and Willie Mae (Cain) Ferguson.
Bachelor of Arts Kentucky, 1937. Bachelor of Laws, University Kentucky, 1939.
Practiced in, Central City, 1939-1942. Assistant attorney general Kentucky, 1948-1956. Attorney general, 1956-1960.
Commissioner economic security, 1960-1961. Partner firm Harper, Ferguson & Davis. Retired
Municipal board counsel, 1961-1991.
Chairman Governor's Committee on Constitutional Revision, 1961-1962. Chairman Governor's Task Force on Finance, 1976-1977. President Kentucky History Society, 1988-1990.
Chief Property Control branch Military Government, Bavaria, 1946-1947. Captain Army of the United States, 1944-1947, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Southern Attorneys General (chairman 1957-1958).
Married Margarita Hauser, July 12, 1947. Children– Rita, Diane, Jo Frances.