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  George William Ross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir George William Ross (September 18, 1841 – March 7, 1914) was an educator and politician in Ontario, Canada.
Ross increased grants to the education system, and oversaw the expansion of the university system and the federation of a number of smaller colleges with the University of Toronto.
Ross remained Liberal leader until 1907, when he was appointed to the Canadian Senate.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_William_Ross   (461 words)

  
 William Ross Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Ross, for many years chief carpenter of the E. and D. and James River division of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, is now yard foreman and is well known in railroad circles.
William Ross was educated in Quebec but when thirteen years of age began working, as it was incumbent upon him to support himself and his widowed mother.
Ross is a republican in politics and is stalwart in support of that party at the polls He attends the Congregational church but his wife and children are members of the Roman Catholic church.
www.electricscotland.com /HISTORY/world/bios/ross_william.htm   (496 words)

  
 Clan ROSS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William, fourth earl, was one of the witnesses to the treaty of Bruce with Haco, King of Norway, 28th October 1312.
On the death of the Earl of Buchan and Ross, at the battle of Verneuil in France in 1424, the earldom of Ross reverted to the crown.
Ross is the descriptive name for a certain type of promontory, and the district of Ross in the north of Scotland is par excellence the great promontory of the country.
www.electricscotland.com /webclans/ntor/ross2.html   (3733 words)

  
 Ross Family History
Alexander Ross of Balnagown, Master William Ross and William Ross were killed in the battle of Aldecharwis in 1468; and Fanella Ross, daughter of Alexander Ross and Jean Gillan, was baptized in Forres, Moray, in 1852.
Elbert William ROSS was born on 1 Jul 1893 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa.
Lloyd LaVerne ROSS was born on 3 Mar 1899 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa.
www.geocities.com /gentlehawk/ross.html   (1133 words)

  
 Ross Family
In the spring of 1855 William Wallace Ross was married to Mary Elizabeth Berry.
William's first wife, Mary Elizabeth Berry, dies as a result of childbirth on September 29, and their son, William Ross dies October 30 in Glen Ross, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, where William's parents live.
William W. Ross is of Richardson County, Kansas Territory, in January, and is of Topeka, Kansas, in September.
www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us /rossville_kansas/history/ross_family.htm   (1325 words)

  
 Beers: Ross p. 591   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Ross was born September 2, 1811, in North Strabane township, Washington Co., Penn., and was educated in the log cabin subscription schools of the times.
William Ross); Nancy, born March 11, 1820; Milly, born December 8, 1822; Mary Ann, born January 1, 1825 (deceased September 29, 1825); Isabel, born January 11, 1827 (deceased in October, 1891, at Canonsburg), and George C., born January 27, 1829 (deceased in childhood).
Ross is one of the oldest living settlers of Chartiers township, and has known all the hardships peculiar to pioneer life, and has always been a farmer, now owning a well-cultivated farm of ninety-six acres, being also engaged in mining coal from a vein on the place.
www.chartiers.com /beers-project/articles/ross-591.html   (468 words)

  
 George William Ross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sir George William Ross (1841-1905) was an Ontario educator and politician.
Ross also increased grants to the education system and oversaw the expansion of the university system with the federation of a number of smaller colleges with the University of Toronto.
Ross remained Liberal leader until 1907 when he was appointed to the Canadian Senate in which he served until his death in 1914.
www.wikiverse.org /george-william-ross   (502 words)

  
 William Ross (Star Trek) Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Vice Admiral William Ross was the Field-Commander of Starfleet forces during the Dominion War and was the coordinator of Starfleet's defense of the Bolian and Bajoran fronts in the early stages of that war.
Ross, along with Sisko, planned the attack on the Argolis Array and succeeded in the destruction of the array in late March 2374.
During the Battle of Cardassia, Ross led the Starfleet wing of the assault fleet.
www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/William_Ross_%28Star_Trek%29   (3873 words)

  
 William Ross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Joseph Ross (2), the eldest child of Joseph Ross was born Dec. 28, 1717, and died at the age of twenty-three years, leaving a widow, formerly Mary Pain, who was born May 31, 1721.
Olive Storrs, a daughter of Ebenezer, was born Dec. 7, 1774, and was married Feb. 25, 1795, to Elnathan Ross, of Chaplin.
William Ross, the father of William, was a native of Chaplin, where the chief part of his life was passed.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Fields/4791/williamross.html   (1300 words)

  
 Star Trek Lives - Personnel - William Ross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In early 2374, Admiral Ross transferred Benjamin Sisko from command of the Defiant to a desk job at Starbase 375.
Ross promoted Sisko to serve as his adjutant after Captain Bennett, his previous adjutant, was promoted to command the Seventh Tactical Wing.
Ross subsequently presented Sisko with the Christopher Pike Medal of Valor for the daring recapture of Deep Space 9.
www.startreklives.de /personnel/fed_ross.htm   (135 words)

  
 George William Ross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
First elected to Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in 1872 Ross was re-elected in and 1878.
Ross also increased grants to the system and oversaw the expansion of the university system with the federation of a of smaller colleges with the University of Toronto.
Leading a stagnating drifting government Ross called an election for January 25 1905 in which the Liberals lost 22 and the Conservatives under James P. Whitney won 69 making Whitney the new Ross remained Liberal leader until 1907 when was appointed to the Canadian Senate in which he served until his in 1914.
www.freeglossary.com /George_William_Ross   (423 words)

  
 Ross Farm Farm History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At Ross Farm you will learn about what life was like on a Nova Scotian farm between 100 and 175 years ago, Ross Farm is typical of the many small farms that existed throughout Nova Scotia when the province was still being settled.
In 1816, William Ross was asked by the Earl of Dalhousie, the Governor of Nova Scotia, to take 172 disbanded soldiers and their families to establish a settlement called Sherbrooke (now New Ross).
Ross Farm Museum is located on 60 acres of the original 800 acre grant given to Captain Ross.
museum.gov.ns.ca /rfm/textpage/history.htm   (182 words)

  
 William Ross -- Acalanes district superintendent
Ross, who was 80, was born in Mill Valley and was a longtime resident of Walnut Creek.
Ross became an assistant superintendent in the school district office, and in 1979 he was named the superintendent.
Ross is survived by his wife, Dorothy; three daughters, Victoria Clausen of Martinez, Leslie Vilhauer of Danville and Martha Ross of Walnut Creek; a son, William Ross of Arlington, Va.; a brother, James Ross of Santa Cruz; and eight grandchildren.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/27/BA291354.DTL   (374 words)

  
 GEORGE WILLIAM ROSS - LoveToKnow Article on GEORGE WILLIAM ROSS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
(1841), Canadian politician, was born near Nairn, Middlesex county, Ontario, on the 18th of September 1841, the son of James Ross and Ellen MKinnon, natives of Ross-shire, Scotland.
From 1872-1883 be was a Liberal member of the Federal House; from 188399 minister of education in the legislature of the province of Ontario; and from 1899-1905 premier and treasurer of that province.
He was for many years an advocate of total abstinence, and a well-known speaker on imperial questions.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROSS_GEORGE_WILLIAM.htm   (119 words)

  
 FAMILY HISTORY CORNER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
C.R.A. William Ross was a merchant from Cullen, Banffshire, who spent much of his lifetime in Hong Kong.
Also, I have been told that the name Ross was never spoken in Cullen fishing circles because it was taboo and nicknames had to be used.
My father, William Ross, was born in Aberdeen in 1876 in Aberdeen, and migrated to Western Australia in 1913.
www.greatclanross.org /cra~can6b.html   (203 words)

  
 William Henry Ross (ca. 1822-1907) Obituaries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William H. Ross, formerly of West Gloucester, 85 yrs.
William H. Ross, 85 years old, a veteran of the Mexican and Spanish wars, and former resident of this city, died in Amesbury Tuesday at the home of his daughter by his second wife.
Ross enlisted in the Mexican war at the age of 17 years from South Carolina.
xenia.media.mit.edu /~kristin/fambly/Ross/WilliamRossObits.html   (182 words)

  
 George William Ross
ROSS, George William, Canadian statesman, born near Nairn, Middlesex County, Ont., 18 September, 1841.
Ross was elected to the Dominion parliament in 1872, re-elected by acclamation in 1874, and chosen again in 1878 and 1882, but he was unseated in October, 1883, for bribery by agents during his canvass.
Ross has been for many years active in the temperance and prohibitory movements in Canada.
www.famousamericans.net /georgewilliamross   (440 words)

  
 WOW Museum: Western Women's Suffrage - Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Ross was an active young attorney and Democratic Party activist.
Ross was elected by over 8,000 votes on November 4, 1924, and sworn in on January 5, 1925.
Ross used her energy on being a good governor, rather than on the politics of campaigning.
www.autry-museum.org /explore/exhibits/suffrage/ross_full.html   (663 words)

  
 Overview of William (Willie) Ross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Born in Ayr, the son of a train driver, Ross was educated at Ayr Academy and the University of Glasgow.
Ross was regarded as a formidable politician and went on to represent this seat until 1979.
Ross was summed up by a political commentator who described him as 'a stern-faced and authoritarian Presbyterian conservative, who ran the country like a personal fiefdom for Harold Wilson'.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst1444.html   (173 words)

  
 William Ross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Ross the Secretary of State for Scotland in the 1960s
William Ross, a fictional character from the Star Trek universe
William Ross, leader of the (communist) Labour Progressive Party of Manitoba in 1945
william-ross.area51.ipupdater.com   (64 words)

  
 Coll. 9: William Burroughs Ross (1843? - 1864), Papers, 1862 - 1864
William Burroughs Ross (1843?-1864) enlisted in the 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on July 28, 1862.
Private Ross was promoted to the rank of Sgt. Major on January 20, 1864 and was commissioned a first lieutenant on September 14, 1864.
Ross' body was returned to Trenton, NJ and was buried in the Second Presbyterian Church Burying Ground, Trenton, NJ on Thanksgiving Day, 1864.
www.monmouth.com /~mcha3/coll9.html   (534 words)

  
 Filmtracks: T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (William Ross)
Even among all the dinosaurs roaring and the fabulous special effects, the part of the movie which I was noticing (and enjoying) the most was the marvelous score which was accompanying it.
Ross uses the strings to create an overall sense of awe while the brass back them up.
It is very enjoyable, albeit not at all original, and as much as you might expect it to hurt consistency, it opens and closes surprisingly well and actually conforms with the rest of the score quite nicely.
www.filmtracks.com /titles/t-rex.html   (845 words)

  
 William Ross Methvin
William Ross Methvin, born July 13, 1804 in Wilkinson County, Georgia was the oldest son of Thomas Methvin.
William Methvin to Miss Cornelia A. Horne, daughter of Rev. William D. Horne, all of Twiggs County.
William Methvin was a farmer, and a rather prosperous one before the was as seen in the 1860 Twiggs County, Georgia census.
www.scottsboropower.com /~piercedc/williamrossmethvin.html   (497 words)

  
 Filmtracks: My Dog Skip (William Ross)
Ross' light-hearted music rarely shifts moods or orchestrations, its sound remaining steady throughout.
Ross plays with an upbeat circus motif in track four, and humorous mock-horror music two tracks later.
Hopefully, the film's success will bring Ross greater attention as a composer, as well as a chance to break out of his shell of mediocre scoring projects (Cops and Robbersons, Black Sheep, and A Smile Like Yours were hardly Oscar-worthy motion pictures).
www.filmtracks.com /titles/my_dog_skip.html?page=print   (492 words)

  
 Filmtracks: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (John Williams/William Ross)
Williams is no stranger, of course, to the blockbuster scene, with scores for sequels coming as a natural assignment for the master.
Williams has become almost too predictable in his instrumentation, with the fat tuba bubbling along for Crabbe and Goyle, the high-pitched strings for the spiders, and a sharp snare roll for the dueling club scene.
Williams misses the mark of a classic for a second time, but nevertheless produces a strong base of functional music for a bluckbuster film series.
www.filmtracks.com /titles/chamber_secrets.html   (4923 words)

  
 William Henry Ross (1825-1907)
William Henry died in Amesbury, Essex co., MA on 13 May 1907; at the age of 82y:9m:12d.
According to Ella Ross Hall's 1942 interview with her grandson Walter, William ran away from home to join the army and was subsequently stationed at Fort Constitution in New Castle, Rockingham co., NH.
According to Ella Ross Hall, Mary was a cousin of President Franklin Pierce -- while this is entirely possible, since he was the only US President to hail from New Hampshire, it is an assumption yet to be proven.
alumni.media.mit.edu /~kristin/fambly/Ross/WilliamRoss.html   (956 words)

  
 William Ross, India 3/5
His leadership was one way, but sometime in about May of '68, we were on an operation in the same area where he died.
Ross noticed that his platoon was short someone, and came back personally and found me laying there.
The day Lt. Ross died, I was in the hospital at Cam Rahn Bay.
www.combatwife.net /memross.htm   (960 words)

  
 Artist's bio for William R. Ross,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Ross was born in Ohio and, at age 7, moved with his family to Washington State, where he attended the Seattle World's Fair in 1962.
Ross subsequently documented the UFO scare in a junior-high science fair project.
Ross uses whirligigs to celebrate Pacific Northwest icons such as Hammering Man and J.P. Patches, and to address broader concerns of intolerance and oppression with works such as "Salman (Rushdie) Barbeque" and "K-SPEW Talk Radio".
www.seanet.com /~billr/artbio1.htm   (279 words)

  
 ARC ARTicles - Biography of William Bouguereau - Damien Bartoli, edited by Fred Ross - Page 1/4
William Bouguereau is unquestionably one of history's greatest artistic geniuses.
Fewer still were those who, driven by curiosity, had the opportunity of seeing a single photograph of his painting, let alone the real thing.
As soon as the light became insufficient for painting, he worked at his voluminous correspondence, then finally; letting his imagination wander, he would search for new subjects, designing new compositions by lamplight, stopping only when weariness got the best of him.
www.artrenewal.org /museum/b/Bouguereau_William/bio1.asp   (2805 words)

  
 Year 2001 Betsy Ross Guestbook Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
I hope that every young girl who looks at the flag remembers Betsy Ross as a strong, gutsy woman and that they are inspired by her example.
I think Betsy Ross is a good lady for what she did cause if she had not made the flag we probably still be owned by another contry or state and that will stink to be ruled by another state that is why i like Betsy Ross peace Christina
Ok Ok so u wanna know what i think about ms betsy ross, well right now my friend and i are researching her for a social studies project and a lot of sites have said that she didnt make the first flag, it is not certain.
www.dmgrad.com /wtc/Flag_Rules/arcguest2001.html   (16301 words)

  
 William Ross Elementary School
William Ross Elementary was the starting point of education for the communities of Sunset Acres, Cherry Brook, MacLaughlin Rd., Riley Rd., Westphal Trailer Park, homes along #7 Highway and eventually Humber Park.
William Ross Elementary was built on the site where St. John's Anglican Church once stood.
The sale of the land carried through and the William Ross School was built in 1961.
williamross.8m.com   (402 words)

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