predecessor successor death_date order term_start article_title term_end name
dewitt clinton jacob radcliff 1832 52nd mayor of new york city 1815 john ferguson -lrb- new york politician -rrb-
 1815 john ferguson
john ferguson -lrb- new york politician -rrb-

john ferguson -lrb- died 1832 -rrb- was the 52nd mayor of new york city from march to june 1815 .
he was also grand sachem of tammany hall and a political enemy of dewitt clinton .
it is believed that he was appointed mayor under the understanding that he would soon turn over the position to jacob radcliff , in return for an appointment as surveyor of the port of new york .
