Hugh Ferguson

Hugh Ferguson (1863 – 4 November 1937) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.

For the Motherwell F.C. & Cardiff City F.C. player, see Hughie Ferguson. For the Ballymena United F.C. & Bradford City A.F.C. player, see Hugh Ferguson (footballer).

After a career as a soldier, Ferguson became involved in the Orange Order, a Protestant Unionist organisation based in Ireland. Believing that there was a base for his politics in the west of Scotland, he stood for the Motherwell constituency in several Parliamentary elections.

In the 1918 general election, Ferguson won only 10.7% of the vote. However, in the 1922 election, there was no official Unionist candidate, and standing as an "Independent Unionist", Ferguson came a close second with 29.1%. By the 1923 election, he was able to secure his adoption as the official Unionist candidate,[1] and narrowly took the seat. However, he held it for only a year, losing by an equally slim margin.

Ferguson then faded from public view. In 1933, he was convicted of receiving stolen goods, namely iron plates and railway chairs. He died on 4 November 1937.[2]

References
  • Michael Stenton and Stephen Lees, Who's Who of British MPs: Volume III, 1919-1945
  1. although The Times of 8 Dec 1923 lists him as an Independent candidate
  2. "Members since 1979" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Walton Newbold		 Member of Parliament for Motherwell
1923–1924		 Succeeded by
James Barr
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