Chapter 6

WILLIAM A. FERGUSON

Education has always been important to the people of Richibucto. The early settlers were determined to give their children the best; they wanted the learning system in their new land to equal the opportunity available in Europe.

For years, Governor Thomas Carleton had been bearing the brunt of criticism that no schools were available in the rich seaport of Richibucto.

Carleton relented and they built the Public School in 1815. Many teachers rose to the challenge. Perhaps, one of the best known was Jacob Ferguson who taught in 1852.