The only son of John Ferguson, MRCS, of Manchester. He was educated at the Victoria University, where he was Senior Demonstrator in Physiology and Assistant Demonstrator in Anatomy. Later he was House Surgeon to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, and to the Throat Hospital, Golden Square, London. In 1910 he attended the London Hospital for the special course in preparation for the FRCS. He practised in Manchester, where he succeeded his father at 266 Stockport Road, and on August 16th, 1914, obtained a temporary commission as Lieutenant in the RAMC. He was promoted Captain after a year's service, and died of septicaemia at Horton War Hospital on January 28th, 1919, and so having a place in the Roll of Honour of Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Surgeons.