Alfie Ferguson

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).

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Former mayor dies". Sunday Life. 6 December 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Malcolm Brodie (1983). "Christmas in Belfast". The Lewiston Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
^ ^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.
^ Simpson, David (4 May 1983). "Unionist coasts home in Lord Mayor poll". Belfast Telegraph. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) C.B.E." The Belfast Gazette. 15 June 1985. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ 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 Donnell Deeny
Preceded by Tommy Patton	Lord Mayor of Belfast 1983–1985	Succeeded by John Carson

[:0-1] "Former mayor dies". Sunday Life. 6 December 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[Lewiston-2] Malcolm Brodie (1983). "Christmas in Belfast". The Lewiston Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[:1-3] 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.

[Obit-6] Anon (2011). "Ferguson, Elizabeth (Betty) - Death". Classifieds. Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

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