John Ross (representative)
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American politician
For other people named John Ross, see John Ross (disambiguation).
John Ross (February 24, 1770 in
U.S. Congress from Pennsylvania
.
Ross studied law in
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
in 1800. He was clerk of the orphans’ court and recorder from 1800 to 1803, county register from 1800 to 1809, and burgess of Easton in 1804.
Ross was elected as a Republican to the
State supreme bench
in 1830 and served until his death.
Ross was married to Mary Ross (1774–1845); they were the parents of Thomas Ross, another congressman. He was buried in a private cemetery on the family estate, "Ross Common Manor", Ross Township, Pennsylvania. He was buried next to his wife.
Ross Common Manor was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
Sources
- United States Congress. "John Ross (id: R000449)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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Member of the Robert Brown and William Milnor
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Preceded by Robert Brown, Samuel D. Ingham |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1815–1818 with Samuel D. Ingham |
Succeeded by Thomas Jones Rogers, Samuel Moore |
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