William Roderick Ross (March 29, 1869 – February 4, 1928) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Fernie from 1903 to 1916 and

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from 1916 to 1920 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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, Athabasca, the son of Donald Ross, and was educated at St. John's College in

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. Ross was called to the Manitoba bar in 1890. He practised in Winnipeg from 1890 to 1896 and then at

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from 1897 to 1900. Ross moved to Fernie in 1901. He married Leila Young. In 1906, he was named

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. Ross served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Lands from 1910 to 1913 and from 1915 to 1916. He died in Cranbrook at the age of 58.

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1869 births 1928 deaths British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs University of Manitoba alumni {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub