William Ross (Canadian politician)
William Ross (December 20, 1824 – March 17, 1912) was a Canadian politician.[2]
The Hon. William Ross | |
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Senator for Victoria, Nova Scotia | |
In office May 18, 1905 – March 17, 1912 | |
Appointed by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Victoria, Nova Scotia | |
In office 1867–1874 | |
Succeeded by | Charles James Campbell |
In office 1900–1904 | |
Preceded by | John Lemuel Bethune |
Succeeded by | Electoral district was abolished in 1903 |
Personal details | |
Born | Boularderie, Nova Scotia, Canada | December 20, 1824
Died | March 17, 1912 87) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1] | (aged
Political party | Anti-Confederate (1867-1869) Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Eliza Moore |
Residence | Halifax, Nova Scotia[1] |
Cabinet | Minister of Militia and Defence (1873-1874) |
Born in Boularderie, 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.
References
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- William Ross – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1869)
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh