Sir Robert Ferguson, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, 1st Baronet (26 December 1796 – 13 March 1860) was a Whig and then Liberal Party
politician from Ireland
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Ferguson succeeded to the baronetcy in July 1808, after the first baronet, Sir Andrew Ferguson was killed in accident on a bridge in Moville, County Donegal.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Tyrone
in 1825 and then elected as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Londonderry City
at the 1830 general election
, but his election was declared void. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election held on 2 April 1831, and held the seat until his death in 1860, at the age of 63, when the baronetcy became extinct.
Ferguson was Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry
from 1840 to 1860.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician from Ireland
Ireland
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Ferguson succeeded to the baronetcy in July 1808, after the first baronet, Sir Andrew Ferguson was killed in accident on a bridge in Moville, County Donegal.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Tyrone
High Sheriff of Tyrone
The High Sheriff of Tyrone is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Tyrone. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258...
in 1825 and then elected as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Londonderry City
Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system .-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:...
at the 1830 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1830
The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...
, but his election was declared void. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election held on 2 April 1831, and held the seat until his death in 1860, at the age of 63, when the baronetcy became extinct.
Ferguson was Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry
Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry
This is a list of people to have been Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry. The office was created on 23 August 1831.-County Londonderry:*George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh 7 October 1831 – 20 August 1840*Sir Robert Ferguson, 2nd Baronet 1840 – 13 March 1860...
from 1840 to 1860.