William Ross (December 20, 1824 – March 17, 1912) was a Canadian politician.[2]
Born on Boularderie Island, Nova Scotia, the son of John Ross, a Scottish immigrant,[3] and Robina McKenzie,[1] Ross was a merchant and shipbuilder.[2] In 1855, he married Eliza Moore. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1857 to 1867.[3] He was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament in 1867. From 1873 to 1874, he was the Minister of Militia and Defence.[2] Ross resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1874 after he was named customs collector for Halifax[4] and served until 1888.[1]
Ross also served as a Lieutenant-colonel in the Cape Breton Militia.[1]
In 1905, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Victoria, Nova Scotia. A Liberal, he served until his death in 1912.
Electoral record
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | William Ross | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[5] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[6] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 20 December 1873: Victoria, Nova Scotia On Mr. Ross being appointed Minister of Militia, 7 November 1873 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | 541 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 523 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca[7] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: open.canada.ca[8] | ||||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | 1,072 | ||||||
| Conservative | Duncan A. McCaskill | 785 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ a b c William Ross – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1869)
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ "By-Election(s) (1873-12-20)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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