John Ross (December 27, 1820 – 1892) was a political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1867 to 1874 as a

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member. He was preceded in the Assembly by his brother, William Ross, who represented Victoria County from 1857 to 1867. At Confederation in 1867 his brother William Ross was elected to represent Victoria County in the

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at Ottawa. John Ross was born at Churchville,

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, the son of John Ross. In 1863, he married Christina Isabell McKay. He lived at

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. He moved to

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in 1876.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) * ''New Glasgow Eastern Chronicle'', December 15, 1892 1820 births 1892 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub