Sir Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 1st Baronet
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Jabez Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 1st Baronet (27 November 1849 - 10 December 1929) was an English businessman and lLiberal
politician.
Johnson-Ferguson was born Jabez Edward Johnson at Salford, Lancashire
. He was merchant of Lancashire living at Kenyan Hall near Manchester and chairman of his company which had several names including Messrs Jabez Johnson & Co and Jabez Johnson, Hodgkinson and Pearson, Ltd. He was also a director of Williams, Deacon & Manchester and Salford Bank Ltd. In 1881 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Ferguson in 1881.
Johnson-Ferguson was elected as Member of Parliament
for Loughborough
in 1885. He was radical liberal. He lost the seat in 1886, but regained it in 1892, holding it until 1906. In 1891 he became a director of Bolckow Vaughan Co. Ltd, a mining company, and became its chairman and managing director in 1906 until his death. He became a baronet
on 18 July 1906.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician.
Johnson-Ferguson was born Jabez Edward Johnson at Salford, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. He was merchant of Lancashire living at Kenyan Hall near Manchester and chairman of his company which had several names including Messrs Jabez Johnson & Co and Jabez Johnson, Hodgkinson and Pearson, Ltd. He was also a director of Williams, Deacon & Manchester and Salford Bank Ltd. In 1881 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Ferguson in 1881.
Johnson-Ferguson was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Loughborough
Loughborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Loughborough is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
in 1885. He was radical liberal. He lost the seat in 1886, but regained it in 1892, holding it until 1906. In 1891 he became a director of Bolckow Vaughan Co. Ltd, a mining company, and became its chairman and managing director in 1906 until his death. He became a baronet
Johnson-Ferguson Baronets
The Johnson-Ferguson Baronetcy, of Springkell in the County of Dumfries, of Kenyon in Newchurch-in-Culcheth in the County Palatine of Lancaster and of Wiston in the County of Lanark, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 July 1906 for Edward Johnson-Ferguson...
on 18 July 1906.