John Ross (representative)

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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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Robert Brown,
John Pugh,
John Hiester
Member of the 
Robert Brown and William Milnor
Succeeded by
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