Richard Ferguson

Richard "Galloping Dick" Ferguson (died 1800) was an English highwayman who, with partner Jerry Abershawe, raided the area around London during the late 18th century.

Early life

Born the son of a gentleman servant in Herefordshire, England, Ferguson became involved in juvenile crime as the ringleader of local teenage pranksters while his father was often away from home traveling with his master to London, Bath and other cities.

At the age of 15, his father was able to obtain a position for him as a stable boy. As his skill in managing horses improved, he was sent to London to serve as a temporary postilion until his predecessor's recovery.

Shortly after returning to his former position in Herefordshire as a stable boy, he began to have ambitions of gaining employment as a postilion. He found a vacancy with a lady, possibly due to his father's influence, and stayed on for a time before he was discharged by his mistress upon finding him in "an improper situation" with one of the female servants.

Richard Ferguson (barrister)

Richard Ferguson QC, SC (22 August 1935 – 26 July 2009) was a barrister and politician from Northern Ireland.

Born in Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh, the son of a sergeant in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Ferguson attended Rainey Endowed School and Methodist College. He later studied Law at Trinity College, Dublin and Queen's University, Belfast. He qualified to practice as a barrister in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and from 1972, in England.

In 1968, Ferguson was elected to the Parliament of Northern Ireland for the Ulster Unionist Party, representing South Antrim. He was considered a liberal Unionist and was a supporter of the Prime Minister Terence O'Neill. Before his election, he had called for local government reform including a one man, one vote system.

Ferguson held his seat at the 1969 general election. In August, he resigned from the Orange Order, and was subsequently subject to intimidation. He stood down from Parliament in 1970 alongside O'Neill, citing ill health. In April, his house was firebombed in an attack blamed on loyalists.

Richard Ferguson (disambiguation)

Richard Ferguson was a highwayman.

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Richard Ferguson-Hull

Richard Ferguson-Hull (also credited as Rich Ferguson-Hull) is an American animation director, working primarily in the formats of television serials and advertising. He is best known as the long-time director of Cartoon Network's popular Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law.

In 2005, the Harvey Birdman Episode Birdgirl of Guatanamole won Best Animated Series For Adults at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. In 2001, he directed Uncle Gus, a pilot for Cartoon Network, based on the comic strip by Lincoln Pierce.

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