| LC control no. | no2001054421 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ross, Jonathan, 1826-1905 |
| Birth date | 1826-04-30 |
| Death date | 1905-02-23 |
| Place of birth | Waterford (Vt. : Town) |
| Place of death | Saint Johnsbury (Vt.) |
| Affiliation | Dartmouth College Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives Vermont. General Assembly. Senate United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Judges Lawyers |
| Found in | Individual manhood, 1899: t.p. (Jonathan Ross) Biog. dict. of the United States Congress WWW site, July 12, 2001 (Ross, Jonathan; b. Apr. 30, 1826, Waterford, Vt., d. Feb. 23, 1905, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; member of U.S. Senate 1899-1900) OCLC, July 12, 2001 (hdgs.: Ross, Jonathan, 1826-1905; Ross, Jonathan; usage: Jonathan Ross) Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, April 11, 2017 (Ross, Jonathan, a Senator from Vermont; born in Waterford, Caledonia County, Vt., April 30, 1826; attended the public schools and St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy; graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1851; principal of the Chelsea and Craftsbury Academies 1851-1856; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1856 and practiced in St. Johnsbury until 1870; State's attorney for Caledonia County 1862-1863; appointed a member of the State board of education 1866-1870; member, State house of representatives 1865-1867; member, State senate 1870; judge of the supreme court of Vermont 1870-1890; chief justice of the State of Vermont 1890-1899; appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justin S. Morrill and served from January 11, 1899, to October 18, 1900, when a successor was elected; was not an active candidate for reelection in 1900; chairman, Committee to Examine Branches of the Civil Service (Fifty-sixth Congress); chairman of the board of State railroad commissioners 1900-1902; died in St. Johnsbury, Vt., February 23, 1905; interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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