Robert E. Ferguson | |
Office: | 22nd Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1975 |
Term End1: | January 1, 1979 |
Governor1: | Jerry Apodaca |
Predecessor1: | Roberto Mondragón |
Successor1: | Roberto Mondragón |
Office2: | Member of the New Mexico Senate |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1924 |
Birth Place: | Pineland, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Mesilla Park, New Mexico, New Mexico, U.S. |
Occupation: | Real estate and insurance executive |
Residence: | Artesia, New Mexico |
Robert Earl Ferguson (August 5, 1924 – October 3, 2016) was an American politician. He served as lieutenant governor from 1975 to 1979, under Governor Jerry Apodaca. He was an alumnus of Baylor University.[1] Ferguson also was a New Mexico State Senator until his election in 1974 as Lieutenant Governor. He died in October 2016 at the age of 92.[2]