Duncan Campbell Ross (16 December 1871 – 10 January 1961) was a Canadian

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and

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politician. He sat in the

Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal as ...

representing

Middlesex West Middlesex West was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the ...

from 1907 to 1908 and

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from 1908 to 1909. He represented

in the

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from 1909 to 1921. During the

Conscription Crisis of 1917 The Conscription Crisis of 1917 () was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I. It was mainly caused by disagreement on whether men should be conscripted to fight in the war, but also brought out many issues regarding relatio ...

, Ross remained loyal to the anti-conscription (and largely francophone)

Laurier Liberals Prior to the 1917 Canadian federal election, 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions. To differentiate the groups, historians tend to use two retrospective names: * The Laurier Liberals, who opposed ...

, and was one of only 8 members of the faction to be elected from

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in that year's election. He is the son of Sir

George William Ross Sir George William Ross (September 18, 1841 – March 7, 1914) was an educator and politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the fifth premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905. Early life Born near Nairn, in Middlesex County, Upper Can ...

who was Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.

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* * * 1871 births 1961 deaths Laurier Liberals Lawyers in Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub