Life Summary - William John Ferguson

Ferguson, William John (1859–1935)

	Ferguson, William John (1859–1935)
Born	5 September, 1859 Burra , South Australia , Australia
Died	23 May, 1935 (aged 75) Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Cause of Death	motor vehicle accident
Cultural Heritage	Scottish
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Kelly, Andrew Joseph (colleague)
Occupation*	mine engine driver (1879-1888) South Australia, Australia mine engine driver (1889-1894) New South Wales, Australia gaoled trade unionist (1892-1893) New South Wales, Australia prisoner (1892-1893) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1894-1904) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1894-1904) New South Wales, Australia farmer (1929-1935) Queensland, Australia journalist (1929-1935) Queensland, Australia
Key Events*	Broken Hill miners strike, 1892 (trade unionist)
Key Organisations*	Australian Labor Federation (NSW) (member) Barrier Industrial Council (NSW) (secretary) Caledonian Society (Broken Hill, NSW) (member, 1891) Caledonian Society (Broken Hill, NSW) (secretary, 1891) Australian Socialist League (NSW) (member, 1892) Australian Workers' Union (NSW) (member, 1892) Sane Democracy League (journalist, 1924-1935)
Key Places*	Bathurst Gaol (NSW) (inmate, 1892-1893)
Political Activism*	ALP (NSW) (member, 1890-1901) Country Party (Qld) (member, 1929-1935)
Workplaces*	Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - member, 1894-1904)

* Dates are approximate