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Duncan Alexander Ross (November 4, 1873 – March 2, 1954) was an
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farmer and political figure. He represented
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in the
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from 1919 to 1923 as a United Farmers member.


Biography

He was born in Charlottenburg Township, Ontario, the son of Donald Ross, and was educated at the
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in
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. Ross married first Jemima Dingwall and second Laura Clifford McGregor. He was a director for the Glengarry Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He served as a member of the Canadian Farm Loan Board (later
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) from 1943 to 1948. He died at his home in Martintown on March 2, 1954, and was buried at North Branch Cemetery.


References

*Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 177 *Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 119


External links

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''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness (1946)
1873 births 1954 deaths United Farmers of Ontario MLAs People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Ontario-MPP-stub