Alexander Ross may refer to: *

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, ...

(c. 1590–1654), vicar; Scottish author of ''Medicus Medicatus'' *

Alexander Ross (poet) Alexander Ross (13 April 169920 May 1784) was a Scottish poet. Biography Alexander Ross was born to a farming family at Torphins in Aberdeenshire. He was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen and worked as private tutor for the children of S ...

(1699–1784), Scottish author of ''Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess'' *

Alexander Ross (British Army officer) General Alexander Ross (1742–1827) was a British officer who served in the American War of Independence and in India, rising to the rank of general. He was a close friend of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis. Life Alexander Ross was bo ...

(1742–1827), Surveyor-General of the Ordnance *

Alexander Ross (fur trader) Alexander Ross (May 9, 1783 – October 23, 1856) was a fur trader and author. Early life Ross emigrated to Upper Canada, present day (Ontario), from Scotland about 1805. Pacific Fur Company In 1811, while working for John Jacob Astor's Pac ...

(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 "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", originally published as "Tip and Ty", was a popular and influential campaign song of the Whig Party's colorful Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election. Its lyrics sang the praises of Whig ...

" * Alexander Ross (Canadian politician) (1829–1901), Canadian banker and politician * Alexander Henry Ross (1829–1888), British barrister and Conservative politician *

Alexander Milton Ross Alexander Milton Ross (December 13, 1832 – October 27, 1897) was a Canadian botanist, naturalist, physician, abolitionist and anti-vaccination activist. He is best known as an agent for the secret Underground Railroad slave escape network, know ...

(1832–1897), Canadian abolitionist *

Alexander Peter Ross Alexander Peter Ross (December 19, 1831 – October 18, 1915) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 who represented the eastern riding of Cornwall. He was born ...

(1833–1915), Canadian politician *

Alexander Ross (architect) Alexander Ross FRIBA LLD (9 July 1834 – 19 May 1925) was a 19th/20th century Scottish architect specialising in churches, especially for the Free Church of Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church. He was Provost of Inverness from 1889 to 1 ...

(1834–1925), Scottish architect and provost of Inverness *

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 So ...

(1843–1912), New South Wales politician *

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 Aberdee ...

(1845–1923), Scottish railway engineer *

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. ...

(1847–1921), business executive and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada * Alexander Clark Ross,

mayor 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 : Jos ...

, 1942–1944 * Alex Ross (rower) (Sir Alexander Ross, 1907–1994), New Zealand-born banker and rower * Alexander David Ross (1883–1966), Scots-born physicist and astronomer * Alexander Ross (cricketer) (1895–1972), Scottish cricketer and civil servant *

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 ...

(1838-1884) * Alexander Ross (investment manager) (1970-present)

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