Charles Cathmer Ross
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Charles Cathmer Ross (June 14, 1884 – September 12, 1938) was a provincial politician from
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, Canada. He served as a member of the
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from 1935 to his death in 1938, sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government. He was Minister of Lands and Mines in the government from September 3, 1935 to January 5, 1937. Appointed to cabinet without a seat in the legislature, he ran in a 1935 by-election, for which Athabasca incumbent Clarence Tade resigned his seat for. Ross died in office of heart disease in 1938.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Charles Cathmer 1884 births 1938 deaths Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Alberta Politicians from Ottawa People from Athabasca County