Date of Birth: 14/11/1891
Place of Birth: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 29/01/1961
Place of Death: Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Member for Paddington-Waverley |
21 Mar 1959 |
29 Jan 1961 |
1 year 10 months 9 days |
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Member for Waverley |
03 Mar 1956 |
16 Feb 1959 |
2 years 11 months 14 days |
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Member for Waverley |
31 Oct 1953 |
06 Feb 1956 |
2 years 3 months 7 days |
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Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
31 Oct 1953 |
29 Jan 1961 |
7 years 2 months 30 days |
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Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
03 Sep 1953 |
18 Sep 1953 |
16 days |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 3 September 1953. Casual vacancy – elected for balance of term of service of Hon. C.W. Anderson, resigned. |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined in 1926, secretary of Waverley branch from 1939 until 1961; Buried in Waverley cemetery from All Saints Church of England school at Woollahra.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Printer. Educated at primary level; raised in Campsie, moved to Waverley as a young man; foundation member in 1913 letterpress machinists section of Amalgamated Printing Trades Employees Union; assisted to establish the Henry Lawson Labor College in 1945; member of Bronte branch of the Red Cross Society., Eastern Suburbs Police Boys Club, Waverley Group Legacy; active in local sporting associations.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Waverley from 1941 until 1955
Personal
Son of George Ferguson, presser, and Catherine McCormack. Married Sophia Mowll on 19 April 1919 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Funeral at Waverley cemetery from All Saints Church of England, Woollahra.