Ferguson, Samuel
| Birth Name | Ferguson, Samuel |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 76 years |
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barrister in London
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Q.C., LL.D, Deputy-Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland and President of the Royal Irish Academy
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educated at Belfast Academical Institution and later Trinity COllege, Dublin
Called to the Irish Bar 1838 and Queen's Counsel 1859
Retired 1867 to become first Deputy-Keeper of records of Ireland
Elected Member of the Society of Antiquaries, Scotland 1874
Knighted 1878
In 1881 Ferguson was elected President of the Royal Irish Academy, and was made a Brehon Law Commissioner in 1884. In that year he received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Edinburgh, honoris causa, having previously â in 1865 â received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Trinity College, Dublin.
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1810 | |||
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| Death | 1886 | |||
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| Burial | 1886 | Donegore graveyard, Co. Antrim | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Ferguson, John | 1845 | ||
| Mother | Knox, Agnes | 1861 | ||
| Brother | Ferguson, William Owens | 1829-09-28 | ||
| Brother | Ferguson, John | |||
| Ferguson, Samuel | 1810 | 1886 | ||
| Sister | Ferguson, Hester | |||
| Sister | Ferguson, Mary Eliza | |||
| Sister | Ferguson, Ellen | 1841 |
Families
Family of Ferguson, Samuel and Guinness, Mary Catherine |
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| Unknown | Partner | Guinness, Mary Catherine ( * + ... ) |