James_Paterson_Ross

Sir James Ross, 1st Baronet

Sir James Ross, 1st Baronet

British general surgeon

Sir James Paterson Ross, 1st Baronet,[1] KCVO FRCS (26 May 1895 – 5 July 1980) was a British general surgeon,[2] who was surgeon to King George VI[3] and, from 1952, Surgeon to the Queen.

Ross' son, Sir (James) Keith Ross, 2nd Baronet (1927–2003), was also a surgeon.[3]

Coat of arms of Sir James Ross, 1st Baronet
Crest
A hawk rising Sable between two branches of juniper leaved and fructed Proper.
Escutcheon
Per pale Argent and Sable a chevron between in chief a lion passant and in base an anchor all counterchanged.
Motto
Doucement [4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Page 858 | Issue 41945, 2 February 1960 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
  2. [2]
    "Ross, Sir James Paterson". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons of England. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Sir Keith Ross". The Scotsman. 13 March 2003.
  4. [4]
    Debrett's Peerage. 2000.
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