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About John Fergusson
- John Fergusson (May 6, 1815 – March, 1891) was a Scottish-born political figure in Nova Scotia.
- He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Liberal member. He was born in Baleshare on North Uist in the Hebrides, the son of Donald Fergusson, and was educated there and at Glasgow.
- In 1848, he married Eliza Thompson.
- Fergusson was a captain in the militia, a school commissioner and a member of the Board of Health.
- He served as a minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council from 1867 to 1874.
- Fergusson was named sheriff for Cape Breton County in 1875.
- He died in Sydney at the age of 75.
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