Glidden District 55 Republican Born in Hopkinton, Iowa, March 2, 1917, son of B.M. and Florence Ferguson. Attended high school and Lenox Junior College in Hopkinton. B.A. State University of Iowa 1939. M.A. State University of Iowa 1951. School teacher and administrator 1936-1953. Newspaper publisher Glidden Graphic since 1953 and Scranton Journal since 1960. Married Alice Black of Milford, Iowa. Four children. Served U.S. Marine Corps, 1942-1945. Member Glidden-Ralston School Board 17 years. Former president Carroll County Historical Society, and member Board of Curators State Historical Society of Iowa 6 years. Methodist. First term in Iowa House.