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Representative William R. Ferguson View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 11/15/2005
Birth Place: Hopkinton, Iowa
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 65 (1973)
Home County: Carroll
William R. Ferguson
Carroll County
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.
House District 55
Committees
65th GA (1973)
Legislation Sponsored
65th GA (1973)