J. Gordon Ross Explained

J. Gordon Ross
Birthname:John Gordon Ross
Birth Date:1891 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Moose Jaw, Northwest Territories
Death Place:Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Spouse:Minnie Mary Kern
m. 13 March 1915[1]
Riding:Moose Jaw
Predecessor:Edward Nicholas Hopkins
Successor:William Addison Beynon
Term Start:October 1925
Term End:July 1930
Riding2:Moose Jaw
Predecessor2:William Addison Beynon
Successor2:Ross Thatcher
Term Start2:October 1935
Term End2:June 1945
Profession:farmer, rancher
Party:Liberal

John Gordon Ross (11 October 1891  - 7 September 1972) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Moose Jaw, Northwest Territories (now Saskatchewan), whose career included farming and ranching.

Ross, the son of Senator James Hamilton Ross, attended St. Andrew's College in Toronto, then Macdonald Agricultural College at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Moose Jaw riding in the 1925 general election and re-elected there in 1926. In the 1930 election, he was defeated by William Addison Beynon of the Conservative party. In the 1935 election, Ross won back the riding from Beynon and was re-elected in 1940. In 1945, Ross was defeated by Ross Thatcher of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A. L. . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1941 .