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]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Former mayor dies". Sunday Life. 6 December 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Malcolm Brodie (1983). "Christmas in Belfast". The Lewiston Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.
  6. ^ Anon (2011). "Ferguson, Elizabeth (Betty) - Death". Classifieds. Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.