Edward Johnson-Ferguson
Sir Jabez Edward Johnson-Ferguson, 1st Baronet (27 November 1849 – 10 December 1929) was an English businessman and Liberal politician.
Johnson-Ferguson was born Jabez Edward Johnson at Salford, Lancashire. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[1] He was a merchant of Lancashire[2] 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 licence the additional surname of Ferguson in 1881.
Johnson-Ferguson was elected as Member of Parliament for Loughborough in 1885. He was a radical Liberal. He lost the seat in 1886, but regained it in 1892, holding it until 1906.[3] 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.[4] He became a baronet on 18 July 1906.[5]
References
- ↑ "Johnson-Ferguson, Jabez Edward (JHN868JE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ James R. Moore The transformation of urban liberalism
- ↑ Hansard list of MPs
- ↑ Marianne Pitts How are the mighty fallen: Bolckow Vaughan Co. Ltd. 1864–1929
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27932. p. 4885. 17 July 1906.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Johnson-Ferguson
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Loughborough 1885–1886 |
Succeeded by Edwin de Lisle |
| Preceded by Edwin de Lisle |
Member of Parliament for Loughborough 1892–1900 |
Succeeded by Sir Maurice Levy |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Springkell, Kenyon and Wiston) 1906–1929 |
Succeeded by Edward Johnson-Ferguson |