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John Fergus (politician)

John Fergus (politician)

British Whig politician

John Fergus (c. 1796 – 23 January 1865)[1][2] was a British Whig politician.

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    Rayment, Leigh (3 September 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "F"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. [2]
    Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "K"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. [3]
    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 553, 585. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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