Memorable Manitobans: John Hooey Ferguson (1872-1949)

Businessman.

Born in Durham County, Ontario on 16 September 1872, son of Joshua Ferguson and Jane Hooey, he worked as a clerk in a hardware store for a few years. In 1893, at the age of 19, he came to Treherne where he dealt in horses and operated a general store. From 1904 to 1910 he operated a real estate business at Treherne then moved it to Winnipeg.

In 1900, he married Florence Kearns (1876-1976) of Kirkfield, Ontario. They had six children: Enid Ferguson (1901-?), Maud Ferguson (1903-?), Ruth Ferguson (1905-?), Mona Frances Ferguson (1907-?, wife of ? Haddon), Fletcher Hooey Ferguson (1909-1910), and J. Ray Ferguson. He was a member of the Adanac Club and Assiniboine Club. He died at Winnipeg on 31 July 1949 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.

Sources:

Birth registrations [Enid Ferguson, Fletcher Hooey Ferguson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.

Death registrations [Fletcher A. Ferguson, John Hovey Ferguson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 1 August 1949, page 19.

Death registration [Florence Ferguson], British Columbia Vital Statistics.

Obituary [Florence Ferguson], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 February 1976, page 32.

We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 June 2024

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