John Ferguson Robertson

ROBERTSON, JOHN FERGUSON, clerk, merchant, and ship broker; b. 10 July 1841 in Charlottetown Royalty, son of Alexander Robertson and Margaret Ferguson; m. 23 November 1869 Margaret Heatherington of Richibucto, New Brunswick, and they had one child, John F.; Presbyterian; d. 25 October 1905 in Charlottetown. Robertson, a member of Free School Coalition, was elected to the House of Assembly 111 the general election of 1876 for 4th Queens. Following the election, he served on Executive Council. For a number of years, he served as the Auditor under the Coles government. Robertson was a lifelong resident of Charlottetown, who lived on Richmond Street West at the time of his death. In the early part of his career, he worked as a clerk for Duncan Mason and Company. Soon after that, he became a partner and manager of the shipbuilding firm James Duncan and Company. Once James Duncan and Company suspended its operations, Ferguson commenced ship brokering in Charlottetown. Due to his many years in the marine trade, Robertson was considered an authority on shipping matters throughout the province. John Robertson died 25 October 1905. Margaret Robertson, the daughter of S. B. Heatherington of Richibucto, New Brunswick, was born ca. 1846. Both Robertson and his wife were first-generation Maritimers as Robertson's lather was born in Scotland while Margaret Robertson's parents were born in England.