Alexander David Ferrier

Alexander David Ferrier (November 13, 1813 – August 4, 1890) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Wellington Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.

Alexander David Ferrier
Ontario MPP
In office 1867–1871
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Charles Clarke
Constituency	Wellington Centre
Personal details
Born	(1813-11-13)November 13, 1813 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	August 4, 1890(1890-08-04) (aged 76) Fergus, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Occupation	Justice of the Peace

He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1813, was educated at the University of Edinburgh and came to Quebec City with his father in 1830. He worked for a merchant in Quebec until 1834 and then settled on a farm near Fergus. He became a justice of the peace in 1843. Ferrier served in the local militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion and was named lieutenant-colonel in 1859. In 1846, he found work as a bookkeeper for a milling company in Elora. He moved to Guelph in 1849 but later returned to Fergus. He was a member of the district council and then served as clerk for the Wellington County council from 1849 to 1871. Ferrier returned to Scotland for three years after his term in the provincial legislature, but then came back to Fergus. He was chairman of the school board at Fergus from 1879 to 1884.

Electoral history

1867 Ontario general election: Wellington Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alexander David Ferrier	1,106	44.36
	Liberal	J.S. Armstrong	1,048	42.04
	Independent	J. Loghrin	339	13.60
Total valid votes			2,493	79.24
Eligible voters			3,146
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Alexander David Ferrier – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)
• A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ..., GM Rose (1886)