John Jones Ross PC (August 16, 1831 – May 4, 1901) was a Canadian politician. Ross served as the seventh premier of Quebec and later as a member of the Senate of Canada.
John Jones Ross | |
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| 7th Premier of Quebec | |
| In office January 23, 1884 – January 25, 1887 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Théodore Robitaille Louis-Rodrigue Masson |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Olivier Taillon |
| Senator for De la Durantaye, Quebec | |
| In office April 12, 1887 – May 4, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Charles Chapais |
| Succeeded by | Alphonse Arthur Miville Déchêne |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Champlain | |
| In office September 20, 1867 – January 22, 1874 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Hippolyte Montplaisir |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Shawinigan | |
| In office November 2, 1867 – May 4, 1901 | |
| Appointed by | Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Némèse Garneau |
| MLA for Champlain | |
| In office September 1, 1867 – November 2, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Charles Chapais |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Champlain | |
| In office 1861–1867 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Édouard Turcotte |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1831 Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Died | May 4, 1901 (aged 69) Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (La Pérade), Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Arline Lanouette (m. 1854) |
| Occupation |
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| Cabinet | Canada: Minister Without Portfolio (1896) Quebec: Commissioner of Railways (1881–1882) Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works (1884–1887) |
| Portfolio | Canada: Speaker of the Senate (1891–1896) Quebec: President of the Legislative Council (1873–1874 & 1876–1878 & 1879–1881) |
Personal life
editRoss was born in Quebec City, Canada. He was the son of a Scots-Quebecer merchant, George McIntosh Ross, and his French-Canadian wife Sophie-Éloïse Gouin.
Political career
editProvince of Canada Assembly
editRoss belonged to the Parti bleu and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the district of Champlain in 1861. He was re-elected in 1863 and served until 1867.
Provincial politics
editRoss was elected to the newly established Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the district of Champlain in 1867, but resigned only a few months later to become a Conservative Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Shawinigan. From 1873 to 1874, 1876 to 1878 and 1879 to 1882, Ross served as Speaker of the Legislative Council, of whom he remained a member until his death in 1901.
He was Minister without Portfolio from 1876 to 1878 and from 1879 to 1881, as well as the seventh Premier of Quebec from January 23, 1884, to January 25, 1887,
Federal politics
editRoss successfully ran as a Conservative candidate for the district of Champlain in the 1867 and 1872 federal elections, but did not run for re-election in 1874.
He was appointed to the Senate of Canada for the Division of La Durantaye in 1887 and served as Speaker of that institution from 1891 to 1896.
Ross also was Minister without Portfolio in the federal Cabinet for a couple of months in 1896.
Elections as party leader
editHe lost the 1886 provincial election as Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec but remained in power in a minority government until he resigned on January 25, 1887. He died in 1901 in Quebec City.
See also
editReferences
edit- "John Jones Ross". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- John Jones Ross – Parliament of Canada biography