(Redirected from John Ross (Canadian senator))'John Ross' (
March 10,
1818 –
January 31,
1871) was a
Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman.
Born in
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland, he was brought to Canada as an infant.
Ross married twice, first to Margaret Crawford who died in 1847, secondly to Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin 4 February 1851, the daughter of
Robert Baldwin.
Ross was president of the
Grand Trunk Railway from 1853-1862 when he was succeeded by Sir
Edward William Watkin.
In 1867, he was appointed to the Senate representing the
senatorial division of Ontario. A
Conservative,
the Honourable John Ross served until his death in 1871 at Toronto, Ontario.
External links
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Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
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Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
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Biography at FamousAmericans.net