FERGUSON, JAMES BURNE was for some years a merchant in Auckland before taking a sheep run in Hawkes Bay. He was a vice president of the Ahuriri Settlers' Association in 1858, working for separation from Wellington, and was elected to Parliament in succession to J. V. Smith as the representative of Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay (1858-60).

Reference: Volume 1, page 141

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