George Ferguson | |
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Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | April 1788
Died | 37 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London | 15 March 1867 (aged 78)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1798–1867 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | |
Battles / wars | |
Relations | George Ferguson (father) |
Other work | Member of Parliament for Banffshire |
George Ferguson (April 1788 – 15 March 1867) was a Scottish officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and rose to the rank of admiral. He was also a Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1837.
He was the fifth laird of Pitfour in Aberdeenshire from 1821 until his death in 1867.