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William Ross (Canadian politician)

William Ross (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

For other people with the same name, see William Ross.

William Ross (December 20, 1824 – March 17, 1912) was a Canadian politician.[2]

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Born on Boularderie Island, Nova Scotia, the son of John Ross, a Scottish immigrant,[3] and Robina McKenzie,[1] Ross was a merchant and shipbuilder.[2] In 1855, he married Eliza Moore. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1857 to 1867.[3] He was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament in 1867. From 1873 to 1874, he was the Minister of Militia and Defence.[2] Ross resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1874 after he was named customs collector for Halifax[4] and served until 1888.[1]

Ross also served as a Lieutenant-colonel in the Cape Breton Militia.[1]

In 1905, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Victoria, Nova Scotia. A Liberal, he served until his death in 1912.

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References

  1. [1]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. [2]
    William Ross – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. [3]
    The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1869)
  4. [4]
    The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh
  5. [5]
    Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  6. [6]
    "By-Election(s) (1873-12-20)". lop.parl.ca.
  7. [7]
    "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.


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