Harvey Butler Fergusson

Harvey Butler Fergusson (September 9, 1848 – June 10, 1915) was a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a U.S. Representative from New Mexico.

Harvey Butler Fergusson
Western Liberal newspaper (Lordsburg, NM), June 25, 1915
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's At-large district
In office January 8, 1912 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	district created
Succeeded by	Benigno C. Hernández
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico Territory's At-large district
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 (Delegate)
Preceded by	Thomas B. Catron
Succeeded by	Pedro Perea
Personal details
Born	September 9, 1848 Pickensville, Alabama
Died	June 10, 1915 (aged 66) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Washington and Lee University
Profession	Lawyer

Born near Pickensville, Alabama, Fergusson attended the public schools in the state. He was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1873 and from the law department of that university in 1874. He taught in the Shenandoah Valley Academy, Winchester, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced the practice of law in Wheeling, West Virginia.

He moved to White Oaks, New Mexico, in 1882, and to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1883. There he engaged in the practice of law and served as special United States attorney in 1893 and 1894. He also served as member of the Democratic National Committee in 1896–1904.

Fergusson, a Democrat, was elected as a Delegate to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress and for election in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress. Upon the admission of New Mexico as a State into the Union, Fergusson was elected to the Sixty-second Congress. He was reelected to the Sixty-third Congress and served from January 8, 1912, to March 3, 1915. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress. He died in Albuquerque.

His children Erna Fergusson and Harvey Fergusson were both noted writers.

References

• United States Congress. "Harvey Butler Fergusson (id: F000083)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.