Garland Sevier Ferguson Sr. (May 6, 1843 – December 9, 1924)[1][2] was a farmer, soldier, clerk, lawyer, state senator, and judge in North Carolina. His son Garland S. Ferguson Jr. also became a public official.
He was born in Crabtree, North Carolina.[3] He rose from private to lieutenant in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War,[4] serving in Company F, 25th Infantry, North Carolina.[1] He served in the North Carolina Senate from 1876 to 1877 when five African Americans also served.[5]
His wife's father was killed by Native Americans.[3] He lived in Waynesville and had seven children with his wife Sarah née Norwood Ferguson.[3]
Ferguson died at his home in Waynesville at the age of 81. The county court was adjourned in his honor, and speeches were delivered in eulogy by a number of leading figures in the legal community.[2]
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