He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1953 provincial election,[1] defeating opponents from the Progressive Conservative Party and Social Credit League in the rural constituency of Cypress. At his nomination speech, Ferg spoke out in favour of the Canadian wheat board and against the liberalization of Manitoba's liquor laws.[citation needed] He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government, and did not run for re-election in 1958.
He became mayor of Glenboro in 1959 and died in Winnipeg the following year at the age of 70.[2]
Two of his sons, Lorne Paterson and Patrick David, also became lawyers and both later became county court judges.[2]
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^ abc. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
francis, ferg, painter, francis, paul, ferg, francis, milton, ferg, 1889, arden, manitoba, march, 1960, politician, manitoba, canada, served, legislative, assembly, manitoba, liberal, progressive, from, 1953, 1958, william, daniel, ferg, agnes, ogston, ferg, e. For the painter see Francis Paul Ferg Francis Milton Ferg May 10 1889 1 in Arden Manitoba March 11 1960 2 was a politician in Manitoba Canada He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal Progressive from 1953 to 1958 1 The son of William Daniel Ferg and Agnes Ogston Ferg was educated at Manitoba University and the Manitoba Law School was called to the Manitoba bar in 1919 and worked as a barrister at law He was a captain in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps RCASC in 1918 the final year of World War I and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion In 1923 he married Helen Fleming Paterson Ferg was named a King s Counsel in 1949 2 He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1953 provincial election 1 defeating opponents from the Progressive Conservative Party and Social Credit League in the rural constituency of Cypress At his nomination speech Ferg spoke out in favour of the Canadian wheat board and against the liberalization of Manitoba s liquor laws citation needed He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell s government and did not run for re election in 1958 He became mayor of Glenboro in 1959 and died in Winnipeg the following year at the age of 70 2 Two of his sons Lorne Paterson and Patrick David also became lawyers and both later became county court judges 2 References edit a b c MLA Biographies Deceased Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 a b c d Francis Milton Ferg 1889 1960 Memorable Manitobans Manitoba Historical Society Retrieved 2013 08 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Ferg amp oldid 1134709203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
