VICTOR J. FERGUSON.
 




	A well known business man of Saskatoon is Victor J. Ferguson,
chartered accountant, with offices in the Canada building. He was born
in Newry, Ireland, in July, 1887, a son of Tom and Margaret (Reid)
Ferguson. Tom Ferguson was a soldier and served in the army of his
native country throughout his life, being a member of the Northamp-
tonshire Regiment. Tom Ferguson died in March, 1899, and Mrs. Fergu-
son survived him until December of the year 1921.
	Victor J. Ferguson was reared in Newry and there attended the pub-
lic schools.  He also attended a technical school and then served an
apprenticeship with various shipowners. He followed that line of work
until 1911, when he left Ireland and came to Canada.  He located in
Saskatoon and here made his initial step as an auditor, serving with the
city auditor as assistant for one year, and then went to Regina, where
he had charge of the city audit. In 1917 he returned to Saskatoon and
established an office on his own account. He received his degree as a
chartered accountant in 1914 and has become one of the leading members
of this profession in the city and district.
	In June of the year 1913 Mr. Ferguson was married to Miss Jeannie
Marcus. Fraternally Mr. Ferguson is identified with the Masons, hold-
ing membership in Imperial Lodge, No.60, and he also belongs to the
consistory at Regina. He is a member of the Dominion Association of
Chartered Accountants and of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Saskatchewan, being a member of the council of the latter organization.
Socially he is connected with the Riverside Country Club and his religious
faith is that of the Anglican church, in which he is a member of the
General Synod and is a zealous church worker.  The interests of Mr.
Ferguson are thoroughly identified with those of Saskatoon and at all
times he is ready to lend his cooperation to any movement calculated to
benefit this section of the country, or advance its wonderful development.





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