Henry Ferguson (politician)
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Henry Ferguson (died 1791) was a baker, trader and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
In 1751, Ferguson was elected a deacon of the Dissenters/ Presbyterian Meeting House in Halifax, which later became St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax, Nova Scotia).[1]
During Michaelmas Term, 1754, Ferguson was appointed a Surveyor (inspector) of Pickled Fish.[2] He was elected to the General Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1758.[3] In 1767, Ferguson was named a justice of the peace for Lunenburg County.[4]
