Rork Scott Ferguson

Thomas Rork Scott Ferguson (10 February 1884 4 March 1955) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Peterborough County, Ontario and became a farmer.

Rork Scott Ferguson
Rork Scott Ferguson in 1936
Member of Parliament
for Hastings—Peterborough
In office
October 1935  March 1940
Preceded byAlexander Thomas Embury
Succeeded byGeorge Stanley White
Personal details
Born
Thomas Rork Scott Ferguson[1]

(1884-02-10)10 February 1884
Peterborough County, Ontario
Died4 March 1955(1955-03-04) (aged 71)
Peterborough, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Ethel Beatrice Jenkins
m. 24 April 1912[2][3]
Professionfarmer

Ferguson attended high school at Norwood. In 1934, Ferguson was a regional reeve of Dummer and Asphodel Townships. He also became a Peterborough County Warden in that year.[2]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Hastings—Peterborough riding in the 1935 general election. After serving one term, the 18th Canadian Parliament, Ferguson was defeated by George Stanley White of the National Government party. In the 1945 election, Ferguson was unsuccessful in unseating White.

References

  1. Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Ontario marriage certificate of 24 April 1912 at Peterborough, via ancestry.ca


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