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John Ross (other)
John or Jack Ross may refer to: Entertainment * John Ross (author) (1957–2022), American author of the 1996 novel ''Unintended Consequences'' * John F. Ross (author), American historian and author * John Ross (publisher), printer and publisher in 19th century Newcastle * John Ross (artist) (fl. 1996), British comic book artist * Jack Ross (musician) (1916–1982), rock and roll singles in 1962 * Jack Ross (writer) (born 1962), New Zealand poet and novelist * John Ross Ewing III, character in the TV series ''Dallas'' * John A. Ross (composer) (1940–2006), African American jazz musician, composer and choral conductor * John Ross, former drummer of Hostage Calm Law * John Ross of the Inner Temple (1563–1607), English barrister and poet * John Wesley Ross (1841–1902), American attorney in Washington, D.C. * Sir John Ross, 1st Baronet (1853–1935), Irish judge and Unionist politician * John Rolly Ross (1899–1963), U.S. federal judge * John William Ross (1878–1925 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (author)
John Franklin Ross (June 17, 1957 – April 29, 2022) was an American Gun politics in the United States, gun rights activist. He is author of the popular underground novel ''Unintended Consequences (novel), Unintended Consequences'', and wrote a regular column on the Internet. He was a United States Democratic Party, Democratic candidate for US Congress in 1998 in Missouri's 2nd congressional district. ''Unintended Consequences'' ''Unintended Consequences (novel), Unintended Consequences'' is a controversial novel that mixes real events with fiction. These events portray a continuing oppression of the American gun culture that the author believes has occurred since the passage of the National Firearms Act of 1934, which made it a federal offense to possess a machine gun, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or Suppressor, silencer without first paying a $200 fee to the United States Treasury. The cover of the book shows a woman dressed as Lady Justice being menaced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lockhart-Ross
Vice-Admiral Sir John Lockhart-Ross, 6th Baronet (11 November 1721 – 9 June 1790), known as John Lockhart from 1721 to 1760, was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War, and the American War of Independence, and served for a time as a Member of Parliament. Lockhart was born into a gentry family in 1721 and embarked on a naval career. He served on a number of ships during the War of the Austrian Succession, seeing action at both the First and Second Battles of Cape Finisterre, having by then risen to the rank of lieutenant. He had his own commands by the outbreak of the Seven Years' War, and enjoyed particular success as a frigate captain, cruising against privateers while in command of . Further commands followed, including roles in detached squadrons at the Battle of Quiberon Bay. Taking the additional name Ross after he inherited a deceased relative's estates, he served as a member of parliament and undertook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sylvester Ross
John Sylvester Ross (July 16, 1821 – July 1, 1882) was a miller and political figure in Ontario. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada who represented Dundas from 1867 to 1872 and from 1879 to 1882. He was born in Osnabruck Township Upper Canada in 1821, the son of Michael Ross,''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'' (1946) Harkness, JG p. 223 and settled in the village of where he set up a general store. He married Charlotte Carman, the granddaughter of Peter Shaver, in 1845. Ross se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (Canadian Politician)
John Ross (March 10, 1818 – January 31, 1871) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman. Born in County Antrim, Ireland, he was brought to Canada as an infant. Ross married twice, first to Margaret Crawford who died in 1847, secondly to Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin February 4, 1851, the daughter of Robert Baldwin. Ross was president of the Grand Trunk Railway from 1853 to 1862 when he was succeeded by Sir Edward William Watkin. In 1867, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Ontario. A Conservative Party of Canada (historical), Conservative, the Honourable John Ross served until his death in 1871 in Toronto, Ontario. Ross' son Robert Baldwin Ross, known as Robbie, had a long-term relationship with Oscar Wilde. References * * 1818 births 1871 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Speakers of the Senate of Canada Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (Cherokee Chief)
John Ross (; October 3, 1790 – August 1, 1866) was the Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (19th century), Cherokee Nation from 1828 to 1866; he served longer in that position than any other person. Ross led the nation through such tumultuous events as forced removal to Indian Territory and the American Civil War. Ross's parents sent him for formal schooling to institutions that served other bicultural Cherokee people. At the age of twenty, Ross was appointed as a US Indian agent in 1811. During the War of 1812, he served as adjutant of a Cherokee regiment under the command of Andrew Jackson. After the end of the Red Stick War, Ross started a tobacco plantation in Tennessee. In 1816, he built a warehouse and trading post on the Tennessee River north of the mouth of Chattanooga Creek, and started a ferry service that carried passengers across the river. Concurrently, Ross developed a keen interest in Cherokee politics and attracted the atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (representative)
John Ross (February 24, 1770 in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania – January 31, 1834 in Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania), was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Pennsylvania. Biography Ross studied law in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1792 and engaged in practice in Easton, Pennsylvania. Early career He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1800. He was clerk of the orphans’ court and recorder from 1800 to 1803, county register from 1800 to 1809, and burgess of Easton in 1804. Congress Ross was elected as a Republican to the 11th United States Congress, Eleventh Congress. He was again elected to the 14th United States Congress, Fourteenth and 15th United States Congress, Fifteenth Congresses. Later career He resigned in 1818 to become president judge of the seventh judici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John H
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ross (Australian Soldier)
John Campbell Ross (11 March 1899 – 3 June 2009), at the time of his death, was Australia's oldest living person and the last surviving Australian enlisted soldier from the World War I period. As a civilian, Ross worked for Victorian Railways until he retired in 1964. Early life and family Born in Maryborough, Victoria, Ross served as a wireless operator in the Australian Imperial Force, enlisting in January 1918, but never left Australia or saw active service. He later went on to serve in World War II as a corporal with the 20th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps. His wife, Irene (née Laird), predeceased him by several decades. He was survived by a son, Robert, a daughter, Peggy Ashburn, four grandchildren - Jeanette, Heather, Kay, and John – and nine great-grandchildren. Honours On 11 November 1998, Ross was awarded the 80th Anniversary Armistice Medal to mark the end of World War I. He had also been awarded the Centenary Medal for contributing to Australian societ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Buchan Ross
Air Commodore Dr. John Buchan Ross, Medical Household, QHS, Venerable Order of Saint John, CStJ, (3 July 1912 – 24 January 2009) was a senior United Kingdom, British Royal Air Force officer who served from 1935 in Iraq, the British Far East Command, East Asia during World War II and in the Malaya Emergency. Education John Buchan Ross was born in Tayport and educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire, Scotland. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MB ChB and DTM&H. Career Ross joined the Royal Air Force in 1935 and was posted to Iraq where he served as squadron medical officer. On 3 January 1938 he was granted a short term commission as a flying officer for three years on the active list having held seniority since 3 January 1937. On 3 January 1939 he was promoted to flight lieutenant having held seniority since 3 January 1938. Following the outbreak of World War II he was posted to the Far East. He specialised in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (British Army Officer, Died 1843)
Lieutenant-General John Ross (died 17 May 1843) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. Military career Ross got his first commission on 2 June 1793, as an ensign in the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot on 8 May 1796, and captain in the same regiment on 11 January 1800. Ross took part, with his regiment, in the Ferrol Expedition later that year. He became a major in the regiment on 15 August 1804. On 28 January 1808, Ross purchased a lieutenant-colonelcy in the 91st Regiment of Foot, but exchanged back into the 52nd on 18 February 1808. He went to the Peninsular War with the 2/52nd, which he commanded at Vimiero, where he was mentioned in despatches. He continued to command the 2nd Battalion through Sir John Moore's campaign that winter, and five companies of the regiment in the Walcheren Campaign. Ross subsequently returned to the Peninsula to command the 1/52nd, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (British Army Officer, Born 1829)
General Sir John Ross (18 March 1829 – 5 January 1905) was a soldier of the British Army and the Bengal Army who fought in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny and later commanded British forces in Canada. Military career Born at Stone House, Hayton, Carlisle, the son of Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779–1868) by his marriage to Elizabeth Graham, a daughter of Richard Graham, Ross was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the Rifle Brigade in 1846. Between 1854 and 1855 he saw active service in the Crimean War, fighting at the battles of Alma, Inkermann, and Sebastopol. In 1856 he was promoted Major and went out to India. Between 1857 and 1858 in the Indian Mutiny he was at Cawnpore and Lucknow, and in 1863–64 he fought in the North West Frontier Campaign. Promoted Brigadier-General in the Bengal Army in 1874, Ross commanded the Perak Expedition of 1875–1876. In 1878 he was in Malta, then served with the Second Division Calne Field Force from 1878 to 1879. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (VC)
John Ross VC (c. 1822 – 23 October 1879) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details Ross was about 33 years old, and serving as a corporal in the Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army, in the Crimean War, when he undertook the actions for which he later was awarded the VC. On 21 July 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimean Peninsula, Corporal Ross went out at night in charge of a working party of 200 men each carrying an entrenching tool and a gabion, and before morning they had connected the 4th parallel right attack with an old Russian rifle-pit in front. On 23 August the corporal was in charge of the advance from the 5th parallel right attack on the Redan in placing and filling 25 gabions under a very heavy fire. Again, on 8 September he crept up to the Redan at night and returned to report its evacuation, bringing with him a wounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
