Samuel David Ferguson [SEP] position held
Samuel David Ferguson
Samuel David Ferguson (January 1, 1842 – August 2, 1916) was the first American born Black person to be elected a bishop of the Episcopal Church in Liberia. He was born at Charleston, South Carolina and died in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
Ferguson moved with his family to Liberia at age six. He was ordained a deacon on December 28, 1865 and a priest on March 15, 1868. He was consecrated as bishop on June 24, 1885 (Saint John the Baptist's
, and the Wairarapa electorate in the south.
History.
Samuel Revans was the first representative of the Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay electorate during the term of the 1st Parliament. J. Valentine Smith was the second representative. He was elected in the and resigned on 10 March 1858.
In the 22 July 1858 by-election, James Burne Ferguson was elected unopposed. Ferguson as the incumbent was automatically transferred to the County of Hawke electorate in 1859, and a by-election was held to fill the position in