Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Adam J. Fergusson Blair
aliasAdam J. Fergusson Blair
Record
67054 · 14937

   Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance
None
Birth 4 November 1815 → 208 years + 5 months ago
Lived 52 years + 1 month
 
Death 30 December 1867 → 156 years + 3 months ago
 
Special notes
Sat in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Waterloo from 1847 until Confederation.
 
Adam J. Fergusson Blair (1815–1867)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Born Adam Johnston Fergusson, the Liberal senator representing Ontario added Blair to his surname in 1862 in order to inherit the Blair estate in Scotland after the death of his older brother, Neil James Fergusson Blair.
 

Electoral history

Race 0  
Path point 0  
Documented challenger
n/a
 

 

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Fergusson Blair, Adam Johnston
25 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Fergusson Blair, Adam Johnston
25 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair, P.C., Senator
25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair, C.P., sénateur
25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
25 Feb 2024


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