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Alexander Ross (artist)
Alexander Ross may refer to: * Alexander Ross (writer) (c. 1590–1654), vicar; Scottish author of ''Medicus Medicatus'' * Alexander Ross (poet) (1699–1784), Scottish author of ''Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess'' * Alexander Ross (British Army officer) (1742–1827), Surveyor-General of the Ordnance * Alexander Ross (fur trader) (1783–1856), Canadian fur trader * Alexander Ross (civil servant) (1800–1889), British civil servant in India * Alexander McKenzie Ross (1805–1862), British engineer * Alexander Coffman Ross, author of the 1840 campaign song " Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" * Alexander Ross (Canadian politician) (1829–1901), Canadian banker and politician * Alexander Henry Ross (1829–1888), British barrister and Conservative politician * Alexander Milton Ross (1832–1897), Canadian abolitionist * Alexander Peter Ross (1833–1915), Canadian politician * Alexander Ross (architect) (1834–1925), Scottish architect and provost of Inverness * Alexander Ross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (writer)
Alexander Ross (c. 1590–1654) was a prolific Scotland, Scottish writer and controversialist. He was Ecclesiastical Household, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Charles I of England, Charles I. Life Ross was born in Aberdeen, and entered King's College, Aberdeen after completing his studies at Aberdeen Grammar School, in 1604. About 1616 he succeeded Thomas Parker in the mastership of the free school at Southampton, an appointment which he owed to Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford. By 1622 he had been appointed, through William Laud's influence, one of Charles I's chaplains, and in that year appeared ''The First and Second Book of Questions and Answers upon the Book of Genesis, by Alexander Ross of Aberdeen, preacher at St. Mary's, near Southampton, and one of his Majesty's Chaplains.'' He was vicar of St. Mary's Church, Carisbrooke in the Isle of Wight from 1634 to his death; he left Southampton in 1642. In ''Pansebeia'', Ross gave a list of his books, past and to come. He died in 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (engineer)
Alexander Ross (20 April 1845 – 3 February 1923) was a British civil engineer particularly noted for his work with the railway industry. Ross was born in Laggan, County of Inverness in Scotland on 20 April 1845. He was educated in Aberdeen and at Owen's College in Manchester, an institution now a part of the University of Manchester. Ross began his career in railway engineering with the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) before moving to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1871. In 1873 he went to work for the North Eastern Railway (NER) before returning to LNWR in the next year. He changed employer again in 1884 when he went to work for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) before becoming the Chief Engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) in 1890. During his time at MS&LR he was responsible for the design of many of the works involved with that company's London Extension. In 1896 Ross became the Chief Engineer of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Ross (other)
Alec Ross (1881–1952) was a Scottish golfer. Alec Ross may also refer to: * Alec Ross (author) (born 1971), advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton * Alec Ross (actor) (1922–1971), actor and first husband of Sheila Hancock * Alec Ross (tour guide) (1936–2017), Australian tour guide * Alec Ross (footballer) (1902–1985), Scottish footballer for Dundee, Arbroath and Rochdale See also *Alexander Ross (other) *Alex Ross (other) {{hndis, Ross, Alec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (investment Manager)
Alexander Ross may refer to: * Alexander Ross (writer) (c. 1590–1654), vicar; Scottish author of ''Medicus Medicatus'' * Alexander Ross (poet) (1699–1784), Scottish author of ''Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess'' * Alexander Ross (British Army officer) (1742–1827), Surveyor-General of the Ordnance * Alexander Ross (fur trader) (1783–1856), Canadian fur trader * Alexander Ross (civil servant) (1800–1889), British civil servant in India * Alexander McKenzie Ross (1805–1862), British engineer * Alexander Coffman Ross, author of the 1840 campaign song "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" * Alexander Ross (Canadian politician) (1829–1901), Canadian banker and politician * Alexander Henry Ross (1829–1888), British barrister and Conservative politician * Alexander Milton Ross (1832–1897), Canadian abolitionist * Alexander Peter Ross (1833–1915), Canadian politician * Alexander Ross (architect) (1834–1925), Scottish architect and provost of Inverness * Alexander Ross (Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (missionary)
Alexander Ross (31 October 1838 – 6 May 1884) was a Scottish missionary with the United Presbyterian Church (Scotland) in Duke Town, Old Calabar, West Africa along with other notable missionaries including William Anderson, Hugh Goldie, and Mary Slessor. Making two separate expeditions in 1877 and 1878, Ross was the first white man to venture south of Old Calabar to the palm-oil town oOdobo He discovered the Falls of Komè ('Düben' falls]) on the List of rivers of Cameroon, River Meme and recorded details of the places, customs and languages of Efut. In 1881 the Mission was torn apart by a schism between Ross and Anderson that was to be a crucial link in the chain of events which led to the annexation by Britain of the territory from Calabar to the Niger. Early life Ross was born on 31 October 1838 at Braefindon in the parish of Urquhart and Logie Wester, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. He was the second of twelve children born to Ranald Ross, a carpenter, and his wife, Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (cricketer)
Alexander Ross (3 January 1895 – 12 December 1972) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and civil servant. Ross was born at Arbroath. He represented the Civil Service cricket team as the team's wicket-keeper in its only appearance in first-class cricket against the touring New Zealanders at Chiswick in 1927. Batting twice during the match, he ended the Civil Service first-innings unbeaten without scoring, while in their second-innings was dismissed for a single run by Roger Blunt, with the fall of his wicket giving the New Zealanders victory by an innings and 15 runs. He died at Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan borough on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England. At the 2011 Census, its population was 82,662. Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite t ... in Southern England in December 1972. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Alexander 1895 births 1972 deaths Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander David Ross
Prof Alexander David Ross FRSE FRAS FRSA FIP FAIP FEIS FEISA LLD (1883–1966) was a 20th-century Scots-born physicist, mathematician and astronomer living in Australia. He was an expert on magnetism and rare earths. He was twice President of the Western Australia Astronomical Society: 1915 to 1917 and 1950 to 1952, 33 years apart. Life He was born in Glasgow on 7 September 1883 the son of David Ross DD, rector of the Church of Scotland Training College, and his wife Marion Johnston. The family lived at 17 Carnarvan Street in Glasgow. He was educated at the Church of Scotland Normal School and Glasgow High School. He took some courses at the University of London then matriculated at the University of Glasgow in 1902. He graduated MSc in Maths and Physics in 1906. He was a Thomson Research Fellow and a Houldsworth Research Fellow, using the latter to spend two summers at the University of Göttingen in Germany. From 1908 he lectured in Physics at Glasgow University. In 1909 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ross (rower)
Sir Alexander Ross (2 September 1907 – 10 April 1994) was a New Zealand-born banker and rower who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games. He was a rowing selector for New Zealand's Olympic and Commonwealth teams, New Zealand team manager for the Vancouver Commonwealth Games and chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation from 1968 to 1982.R C Wheeler-Bennett, Obituary: Sir Alexander Ross, ''The Independent'', London, Wednesday, 20 April 1994 Rowing In 1930 he was a member of the men's Coxless fours team that won the bronze medal at the British Empire Games in Hamilton Ontario. Banking career His banking career began with The National Bank of New Zealand. He transferred with his colleagues to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand when it was formed in 1934. He had risen to deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank when he was invited by a visitor to New Zealand, John Gibson Jarvie, to join Jarvie's banking group in London, United Dominions Trust Limited where Ross rose to be appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Sherbrooke
This is a list of mayors of Sherbrooke, Quebec. * 1852-1853 : George Frederick Bowen * 1854-1855 : Joseph Gibb Robertson * 1855-1857 : Albert Philips Ball * 1858-1868 : Joseph Gibb Robertson * 1868-1869 : Richard William Heneker * 1869-1872 : Joseph Gibb Robertson * 1873-1875 : Richard Dalby Morkill * 1875-1876 : John Griffith * 1876-1877 : Eleazar Clark * 1877 : Richard William Heneker * 1877-1878 : Eleazar Clark * 1878-1879 : William Bullock Ives * 1880-1881 : Hubert-Charon Cabana * 1881-1882 : John Griffith * 1882-1883 : James William Wigget * 1883-1885 : Alexander Galt Lomas * 1885 : Hubert-Charon Cabana * 1885-1887 : William Thomas White * 1887-1888 : William Murray * 1888-1889 : Louis-Edmond Panneton * 1889-1890 : George Gilman Bryant * 1890-1891 : Jérome-Adolphe Chicoyne * 1891-1892 : Israël Wood * 1893-1894 : Daniel McManamy * 1894-1895 : Gordon Clark * 1895-1896 : Louis-Charles Bélanger * 1897-1898 : Harry Redfern Fraser * 1898 : Stanilas Fortier * 1899 : Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Clark Ross
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Charles Ross
Alexander Charles Ross (May 29, 1847 – July 30, 1921) was a business executive and political figure from Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented North Cape Breton and Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada from 1906 to 1908 as a Liberal. He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Rev. Hugh E. Ross, of Scottish descent. In 1869, he married Marian Peters. Ross was party to the founding of the Dominion Steel Corporation, which merged with the Nova Scotia Steel Company to form the British Empire Steel Corporation (BESCO), ultimately becoming the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation (DOSCO) in 1928. He was also president of the Sydney Cement Company. As of 1891, he was Superintendent of the North Sydney Electric Light Co., which became part of the Cape Breton Electric Tramway & Power Co. in 1900, which was renamed the Cape Breton Electric Co. (CBE) in 1901. In the 20th century, his main occupation was listed in censuses as real estate, and he was once the largest ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ross (Australian Politician)
Alexander Ross (21 November 1843 – 27 September 1912) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born at Rutherglen in Lanarkshire to manufacturer Alexander Ross and Janet Forrest. He received a primary education and emigrated to South Australia with his family in 1854, settling near Gumeracha. In 1867 the family moved to Albury, where they acquired farm land. In 1898 he married Ada Smyles. In 1900 Ross was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, where he served until his death at Randwick in 1912. At his death he held property around Inverell, Coleambally, Harden, Hay and Macquarie Fields Macquarie Fields is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Fields is located 38 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and .... References 1843 births 1912 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council People from Lanark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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