Alfie Ferguson

Alfie Ferguson
Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
1983–1985
DeputyTed Ashby
Preceded byTommy Patton
Succeeded byJohn Carson
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office
1982–1983
Preceded byMuriel Pritchard
Succeeded byDonnell Deeny
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
18 May 1977 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byWilliam Christie
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyBelfast Area E
Personal details
Born1927
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died4 December 1992
Political partyUlster Unionist (until 1989)
Other political
affiliations		Independent Unionist (from 1989)

Alfred Henry "Alfie" Ferguson, CBE (c. 1927 - 4 December 1992)[1] was a British and unionist politician in Northern Ireland. He was a member of the Ulster Unionist Party and served as Lord Mayor of Belfast[2] (1983–85).

Background

Ferguson was an industrial engineer by profession,[1] but from a young age he had an ambition of becoming a councillor.[3] He realised this ambition when he was first elected to Belfast City Hall in 1969.[1] In 1982 he was elected as the 81st High Sheriff of Belfast,[3] and in the following year he was elected Mayor of Belfast.[4] In 1985 he was honoured with a CBE[5] and in 1987 he was made deputy Lord Lieutenant.[1] He was married to Elizabeth, with whom he has three sons. The family were members of the Church of Ireland.[6] Alfie Ferguson died 4 December 1992 at his Crumlin Road home, he was 65.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Former mayor dies". Sunday Life. 6 December 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Malcolm Brodie (1983). "Christmas in Belfast". The Lewiston Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b Rafferty, Gerald (10 December 1982). "The High Sheriff with an Organ in the Parlour". Belfast Telegraph. p. 12. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Simpson, David (4 May 1983). "Unionist coasts home in Lord Mayor poll". Belfast Telegraph. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) C.B.E." The Belfast Gazette. 15 June 1985. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ Anon (2011). "Ferguson, Elizabeth (Betty) - Death". Classifieds. Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Muriel Pritchard
 High Sheriff of Belfast
1982–1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Belfast
1983–1985 		Succeeded by