| LC control no. | no2015105590 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ross, William H. (William Henry Harrison), 1814-1877 |
| Variant(s) | Ross, William H.H. (William Henry Harrison), 1814-1877 Ross, William Henry Harrison, 1814-1877 |
| See also | Delaware. Governor (1851-1855 : Ross) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Seaford (Del.) |
| Birth date | 18140602 |
| Death date | 18770629 |
| Place of birth | Laurel (Del.) |
| Place of death | Seaford (Del.) |
| Field of activity | Politics Government Politics and government Agriculture Banks and banking Commerce Retail trade |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party (U.S.) Farmers bank of the State of Delaware W.M. Ross and Company Delaware State Agricultural Society |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Merchants Bankers Farmers |
| Found in | Document appointing John A. Nicholson to be superindendent of schools in and for Kent County, Delaware, 1851 March 3: finding aid (William H. Ross (1814-1877) served as the Democratic Governor of the state of Delaware from January 21, 1851, until January 16, 1855. Ross, originally a farmer from Seaford, Delaware, was also a member of the State Agricultural Society beginning in the mid-1850s) OCLC June 5, 2015 (access point: Ross, William H., 1814-; usage: William H. Ross) National Governors Association website, June 5, 2015 (Delaware Governor William Henry Harrison Ross, in office Jan. 21-1851-Jan. 16, 1855; born June 2, 1814 in Laurel, Delaware; before entering politics, he worked in his father's mercantile business and a few years later opened his own store in Seaford, Delaware; after his term ended, he retired from public service and served as a senior partner in his firm, the W.M. Ross and Company. William H.H. Ross died June 29, 1877 and is buried at the St. Luke's Episcopal Churchyard in Seaford, Delaware.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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