John Wilson Ross Explained

John Wilson Ross
Office6:Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Term Start6:November 13, 1918
Term End6:January 6, 1919.
Predecessor6:Alfred Franklin
Successor6:Albert C. Baker
State Senate7:Arizona
District7:Cochise County
Term Start7:January 1, 1929
Term End7:December 31, 1930
Alongside7:Fred Sutter
Birth Date:November 1863
Birth Place:Berryville, Arkansas, U.S.
Death Place:Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.
Party:Democrat

John Wilson Ross (November 1863 – June 30, 1945) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919. At 8 weeks, Ross served the shortest tenure in the court's history while his brother, Henry D. Ross, served the longest.[1]

Ross was appointed by Governor George W. P. Hunt to replace outgoing Justice Alfred Franklin, who'd been defeated in the 1918 primary by Albert C. Baker.[2] [3] Franklin resigned before the end of his term to take a position as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Arizona–New Mexico District.[4]

Ross later served in the 9th Arizona State Legislature, representing Cochise County.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. The Arizona Supreme Court: Its 2000–2001 Decisions, 34 Ariz. St. L.J. 369, 373 (2002)
  2. Book: Goff, John S. . Arizona Territorial Officials Volume I: The Supreme Court Justices 1863–1912 . Black Mountain Press. Cave Creek, Arizona . 1975 . 140. 1622668 .
  3. James W. Byrkit, Forging the Copper Collar: Arizona's Labor-Management War of 1901–1921 (2016), p. 291.
  4. News: Alfred Franklin Named Collector of U.S. Revenue. October 24, 1918. El Paso Herald. 8.
  5. Web site: Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session. State of Arizona . January 30, 2017.
  6. http://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Detail.aspx?ID=1216 Arizona Legislators-John Wilson Ross