Gil Ferguson

{{Infobox officeholder |name = Gil Ferguson |image = Gil Ferguson, 1988 (cropped).jpg |caption = Ferguson in 1988 |birth_date = {{birth date|1923|4|22}} |birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, US |death_date = {{death date and age|2007|5|6|1923|4|22}} |death_place = Newport Beach, California, US |state_assembly = California |district = 70th |term = December 3, 1984 – November 30, 1994 |preceded = Marian Bergeson |succeeded = Marilyn Brewer |party = Republican |spouse = Anita Jean |children = 4 |education = |branch = {{flag|United States Marine Corps}} |battles = World War II<br>Korean War<br>Vietnam War }}

'''Gilbert Warren Ferguson''' (April 22, 1923 – May 6, 2007) was an American marine, businessman and politician.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ferguson served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Ferguson went to University of Southern California. He also studied at the University of Akron. He was a Vice President for the Irvine Company in the advertising and public relations business and lived in Newport Beach, California. From 1984 to 1994, Ferguson served in the California State Assembly and was a Republican. During his tenure in the California Assembly, he advocated for less government and more individual competition for housing and medical access, and private responsibility in environmental issues, notably championing "high occupancy vehicle" traffic lanes and responsible land use. Ferguson supported considerable racial diversity. In August 1990 Lt Col(Ret) Ferguson introduced a resolution that states "it is simply untrue that Japanese-Americans were interned in concentration camps during World War II."<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-17-me-826-story.html Japanese Internment Argument Is Revived : Legislature: A resolution by Assemblyman Ferguson says acts of sabotage and espionage were documented, and denies that racism was a basis for the World War II camps. August 17, 1990]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=JoinCalifornia - Gil Ferguson |url=http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5907 |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=www.joincalifornia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Jocelyn Y. |date=2007-05-09 |title=Gil Ferguson, 84; conservative served 10 years in state Assembly |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-09-me-ferguson9-story.html |access-date=2026-02-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Military service== As a marine, Ferguson fought at the Battle of Tarawa during World War II,<ref>"Tarawa: A Battle Remembered" by Gilbert W. Ferguson, details his personal account of the event.</ref> where he received the Purple Heart. He also served in Korea during the Korean War and Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

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==External links== *{{find a Grave|179930316}} *[http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/5907 Join California Gil Ferguson]

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