William B. Ross
William Bradford Ross (born December 4, 1873 in Dover , Tennessee , † October 2, 1924 in Cheyenne , Wyoming ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ), who was governor of the state of Wyoming from 1923 to 1924 .
Career
Ross attended school in Nashville , Tennessee. Then in 1901 he moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he gained prominence as a prosecutor through a precedent set before the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of an anti- gambling law . As a result of this fall, all state playhouses were closed. In 1905 he was elected Laramie County District Attorney . He ran unsuccessfully for a Democratic governor nomination in 1917, but was not nominated until 1922 and won the eventual election. As governor, he tried to cut expenses by merging executive departments and recommending a Severance License Tax on products that leave the state. In 1924 he represented his state at the Democratic National Convention . Some time later he died that same year, twenty-one months after taking office, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and was then buried there in Lakeview Cemetery . His wife, Nellie Tayloe Ross , was elected the first female governor of a US state after his death.
He was an episcopate , a Freemason, and a member of the Kiwanis .
literature
- Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.
Web links
- Governors of Wyoming (English)
- William B. Ross in the database of the National Governors Association (English)
- Ross at WyoHistory.org (English)
- William B. Ross in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Ross, William B. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ross, William Bradford |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Democratic Party politician and governor of Wyoming |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1873 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dover , Tennessee |
DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1924 |
Place of death | Cheyenne , Wyoming |