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William McLeod Ferguson

Member From: 1940 - 1945

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  • Birth Date: March 4, 1906 Birth Place:Newport News, Virginia
  • Death Date: August 29, 1978
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Claire Murray Ferguson (m. 1935, d. 1960); Shirley Marion Hieatt Ferguson (m. 1962)
  • Children: Charles, Peggy, Mary Jo, Fay, Bill, David, and Graham
  • Religion: Episcopalian
  • Education: Newport News Public Schools Episcopal High School University of Virginia (B.A., LL.B.)
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  • Occupation/Profession: Attorney
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Episcopal Church Delta Psi Phi Delta Phi
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1940 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Currency and Commerce
Executive Expenditures
General Laws
1942 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Currency and Commerce
Executive Expenditures
General Laws
1944-1945 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Currency and Commerce (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Executive Expenditures
Game and Inland Fisheries
General Laws
1945 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Currency and Commerce (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Executive Expenditures
Game and Inland Fisheries
General Laws

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