John Ross (politician, 1770)
John Ross (born February 24, 1770 in Solebury , Bucks County , Province of Pennsylvania , † January 31, 1834 in Easton , Pennsylvania) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1809 and 1811 and again from 1815 to 1818 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
After studying law in West Chester and his admission to the bar in 1792, John Ross began to work in Easton in this profession. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s . In 1800 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Between 1800 and 1803 he served as a clerk at the Guardianship Court. He was also employed as a county register with the county government between 1800 and 1809 .
In the 1808 congressional election , Ross was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded John Pugh on March 4, 1809 . Until March 3, 1811, he was initially able to complete a legislative period in Congress . In 1814 he was re-elected to Congress in the sixth district of his state, where he replaced Robert Brown on March 4, 1815 . After being re-elected, he could remain in the House of Representatives until his resignation on February 24, 1818.
Ross' resignation came after his appointment as presiding judge in his home state's seventh judicial district. In 1830 he moved to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania . There he remained in Easton until his death on January 31, 1834. His son Thomas (1806-1865) was also a member of Congress.
Web links
- John Ross in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- John Ross in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Pugh |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (2nd constituency) with Robert Brown and William Milnor March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1811 |
William Rodman |
| Robert Brown |
United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) with Samuel D. Ingham March 4, 1815 - February 24, 1818 |
Thomas Jones Rogers |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solebury , Bucks County , Province of Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1834 |
| Place of death | Easton , Pennsylvania |