Jean Auguste Ross

Politician

1851 – 1920

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Who was Jean Auguste Ross?

Jean Auguste Ross was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of John Ross and Caroline Talbot, Ross was educated at Ste. Anne and Rimouski Seminaries. He received his medical education from Université Laval and then started practicing medicine in Rimouski. He was also Coroner for the District of Rimouski and a Quarantine Officer for the port. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Rimouski in a 1897 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900, 1904, and 1908. He was defeated in 1911.

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Born
Sep 6, 1851
Rimouski
Education
  • Université Laval
Died
Feb 3, 1920

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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