10 Facts About Phil Ferguson

Phillip Colgan Ferguson was an American politician serving as a US Representative from Oklahoma.

Phil Ferguson was born on August 15,1903, in Wellington, Kansas, to W M and May Deems Ferguson.

Phil Ferguson moved to Oklahoma and settled on a ranch near Woodward, Woodward County, working on agricultural pursuits and cattle raising.

Phil Ferguson was director of the Bank of Woodward, which was owned by his father.

Phil Ferguson was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the two succeeding Congresses.

Phil Ferguson was an unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1950 and Republican Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate in 1958.

Phil Ferguson served on the Federal Reserve Board in Oklahoma City and as director of the Farm Credit Administration in Wichita, Kansas.

Phil Ferguson saw action in the Pacific Theater in Company A, First Battalion, Ninth Marines and in the Marine Raiders Regiment.

Phil Ferguson resided in Woodward, Oklahoma, until his death in Tijuana, Mexico, August 8,1978.

Phil Ferguson was cremated, and his ashes were scattered on the Pacific Ocean at San Diego, California.