Harvey and Smith, 1929
Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
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1845 | 13 | Improvement Democrat | ||
1846 | 13 | Improvement Democrat | ||
1847 | Speaker | 13 | Improvement Democrat |
Brigadier General William Sterling Ross (Improvement Democrat13) Columbia and Luzerne Counties 1845-1848
Early Life:
William Sterling Ross, born, August 11, 1802, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; son of Pennsylvania State Senator, General William and Elizabeth Sterling Ross; Princeton College (now Princeton University); brigadier general, Wyoming Volunteers, 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia; married, Ruth Tripp Slocum, 1825; appointed, associate judge, Luzerne County, 1830-1839; operator, Ross Coal Company; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1845-1847; elected, President of the Senate, 1847; farmer; elected, Union Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1862 term; not a candidate for reelection, 1863 term; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Surveyor General, 1863; elected, council president, Wilkes Barre; director, manager, Easton and Wilkes Barre Turnpike; director, Wilkes Barre Water Company; director, president, Nanticoke Railroad Company; director, president, Wyoming Bank; director, president, Wyoming Insurance Company; director, Wilkes Barre Bridge Company; director, Home for Friendless Children, Wilkes Barre; died, July 11, 1868, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; interment, Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Early Career:
Captain, Luzerne County Militia; Brigadier General, Wyoming Volunteers, 8th Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia; thirty-year military career.
Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:
Director, manager, Easton and Wilkes Barre Turnpike; director, Wilkes Barre Water Company; director, president, Nanticoke Railroad Company; director, president, Wyoming Bank; director, president, Wyoming Insurance Company; director, Wilkes Barre Bridge Company; director, Home for Friendless Children, Wilkes Barre.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Appointed, associate judge, Luzerne County, 1830-1839.
Elected, Improvement Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Columbia and Luzerne Counties, 1845-1847; elected, President of the Senate, 1847; chairman, Militia Committee, 1847.
Elected, Union Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1862 term; not a candidate for reelection, 1863 term.
Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Surveyor General, 1863.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:
Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)
Legacy:
Son, Pennsylvania State Senator, General William Ross, (D) Luzerne and Northumberland Counties 1812-1815 (D9) Columbia, Luzerne, Northumberland, Susquehanna, Union Counties 1815-1816.
William Ross - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)
Uncle, Senator Sterling Ross Catlin (R21) Luzerne (Part) County, 1904-1919.
Sterling Ross Catlin - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Gen William Sterling Ross (1802-1868) - Find a Grave Memorial