Constituency : Haddington Burghs 1847-78
Henry was the son of Whig MP Robert Ferguson and added his wife's surname by Royal licence in 1847.
Henry was something of a part-time MP combining his duties with an army career. He became Colonel of the 73rd ( Perthshire ) Regiment of Foot in 1865. The regiment became The Black Watch Battalion in 1881.
Henry's son John joined him in the Commons as MP for Barnstaple in 1859.
He died in 1885 aged 88.
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