Henry Ferguson (politician) explained

Henry Ferguson (died 1791) was a baker, trader and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia.

In 1751, Ferguson was elected a deacon of the Dissenters/ Presbyterian Meeting House in Halifax, which later became St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia).[1]

During Michaelmas Term, 1754, Ferguson was appointed a Surveyor (inspector) of Pickled Fish.[2] He was elected to the General Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1758.[3] In 1767, Ferguson was named a justice of the peace for Lunenburg County.[4]

Ferguson died at his home in Halifax on 21 April 1791.[5]

Notes and References

  1. History of St. Matthew's United Church, Halifax, N.S., from the Founding of the City to the Bicentenary Year. Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1949, page 11.
  2. Thomas B Akins, History of Halifax City, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1895, page 44.
  3. Thomas B Akins, History of Halifax City, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1895, page 57.
  4. "A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia", 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1958, page 68.
  5. "Domestic Affairs", The Nova-Scotia magazine, Vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1791. Halifax, N.S.: Printed by John Howe, 1791, page 252. https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06254_22/65.

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