Robert E. Ferguson

{{Short description|American politician}} {{infobox officeholder |name = Robert E. Ferguson |office = 22nd [[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico]] |order1 = |term_start1 = January 1, 1975 |term_end1 = January 1, 1979 |governor1 = [[Jerry Apodaca]] |predecessor1 = [[Roberto Mondragón]] |successor1 = Roberto Mondragón |office2 = Member of the [[New Mexico Senate]] |party =[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |birth_date={{birth date|1924|8|5}} |birth_place=[[Pineland, Texas|Pineland]], [[Texas]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2016|10|3|1924|8|5}} |death_place=[[Mesilla Park, New Mexico]], [[New Mexico]], U.S. |occupation=Real estate and insurance executive }} '''Robert Earl Ferguson''' (August 5, 1924 – October 3, 2016) was an American politician. He served as the 22nd [[lieutenant governor of New Mexico]] from 1975 to 1979, under Governor [[Jerry Apodaca]]. He was an alumnus of [[Baylor University]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=J0sIAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Lieutenant+Governor+Robert+E.+Ferguson,+born+Pineland,+Texas,+August+5,*%22 Robert E. Ferguson]</ref> Ferguson also was a New Mexico State Senator until his election in 1974 as Lieutenant Governor. He died in October 2016 at the age of 92.<ref>[http://www.artesiafunerals.com/memorialpage.asp?id=70081&locid=60 Robert Earl Ferguson Obituary]</ref>

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{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | before = [[Roberto Mondragón]] | title = [[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico]] | years=1975-1979| after= [[Roberto Mondragón]] }} {{s-end}}

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