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Encyclopedia > Sir James Fergusson

Sir James Fergusson, Bart. of Kilkerran, GCSI (18321907). The article is about the order of chivalry known as Star of India. For other items of the same name, please see disambiguation at Star of India. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


He entered the Granadier Guards in 1851 and served in Crimea. Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian transliteration: Avtonomna Respublika Krym, Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ...


He was elected member for the County of Ayr and represented it in parliament from 1854 to 1857 and 1859 to 1868. Ayr is a town in the county of Ayrshire, in the south_west of Scotland, situated on the Firth of Clyde. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1868. This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


He was Governor of South Australia from 1868 to 1873, the Governor of New Zealand until 1880, then Governor of Bombay. See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Governor-General of New Zealand is the local representative of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


The town of Jamestown, South Australia is named in his honour.


Sir James was killed in an earthquake in Jamaica in 1907. Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


External links

  • [http://www.maybole.org/notables/fergusson/sirjames.htm Newspaper report ]


1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Preceded by:
Sir Dominick Daly
Governor of South Australia
18691873
Succeeded by:
Sir Anthony Musgrave
Preceded by:
Sir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG
Governor of New Zealand
18731874
Succeeded by:
[[The Marquess of Normanby GCB GCMG PC]]
Preceded by:
Sir Richard Temple
Governor of Bombay
1880–18??
Succeeded by:
[[|]]
Preceded by:
Henry Cecil Raikes
Postmaster General
18911892
Succeeded by:
Arnold Morley


See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir George Ferguson Bowen (November 2, 1821 - February 21, 1899) was a British colonial governor. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... The Governor-General of New Zealand is the local representative of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Events January - April January 1 - New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 - Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ... George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (July 23, 1819 - April 3, 1890) was a politician of the United Kingdom. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Cecil Raikes (November 18, 1838–August 24, 1891) was a British Conservative politician. ... In the United Kingdom, the Postmaster General is a now defunct ministerial position. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Fergusson, Sir James (1832 - 1907) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online (1275 words)
FERGUSSON, Sir JAMES (1832-1907), governor, was born on 14 March 1832 in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, fifth baronet of Kilkerran in Ayrshire, and his wife Helen, daughter of David Boyle.
Fergusson was prominent in the celebrations which greeted Charles Todd's return to Adelaide in November 1872 and his deep personal interest in the project was generously acknowledged.
Fergusson was a director of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., the National Telephone Co. and similar enterprises.
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