John Fergus (politician) explained

John Fergus
Office:Member of Parliament
for Fife
Term Start:12 August 1847
Term End:5 May 1859
Predecessor:James Erskine Wemyss
Successor:James Hay Erskine Wemyss
Office2:Member of Parliament
for Kirkcaldy Burghs
Term Start2:14 January 1835
Term End2:26 July 1837
Predecessor2:Robert Ferguson
Successor2:Robert Ferguson
Death Date:23 January 1865
Nationality:British
Party:Whig

John Fergus (– 23 January 1865)[1] [2] was a British Whig politician.

Fergus was first elected Whig MP for Kirkcaldy Burghs at the 1835 general election and held the seat until 1837 when he did not seek re-election. He returned to parliament as an MP for Fife in 1847, holding the seat until 1859, when he retired.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "F" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 11 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911195150/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Fcommons.htm . 11 September 2018 . usurped . 3 September 2018 .
  2. Web site: Rayment . Leigh . The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "K" . Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page . 11 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180911195229/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Kcommons2.htm . 11 September 2018 . usurped . 13 June 2017 .
  3. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st. e-book. 553, 585.