Dunbar Ross
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Dunbar Ross was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East
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He was born in the British Isles
around 1800 and came to Lower Canada
with his family around 1803. He studied law at the office of the protonotaries of the Court of King's Bench at Quebec, was admitted to the bar in 1834 and set up practice at Quebec City
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
for Mégantic
in an 1850 by-election but was defeated by John Greaves Clapham
in the 1851 general election which followed. Ross was named Queen's Counsel
in 1853. He served as solicitor general for Canada East from 1853 to 1857. Ross was elected to the legislative assembly in Beauce
in 1854 and again in 1858. He suffered from paralysis after 1860 and died at Quebec City in 1865.
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
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He was born in the British Isles
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
around 1800 and came to Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
with his family around 1803. He studied law at the office of the protonotaries of the Court of King's Bench at Quebec, was admitted to the bar in 1834 and set up practice at Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the...
for Mégantic
Mégantic (electoral district)
Mégantic was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.-History:It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
in an 1850 by-election but was defeated by John Greaves Clapham
John Greaves Clapham
John Greaves Clapham was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.Clapham was a merchant at Quebec City. In 1816, he married Helena, the daughter of judge Henry Black. Clapham was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Mégantic in 1834...
in the 1851 general election which followed. Ross was named Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1853. He served as solicitor general for Canada East from 1853 to 1857. Ross was elected to the legislative assembly in Beauce
Beauce (electoral district)
Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters.-Geography:...
in 1854 and again in 1858. He suffered from paralysis after 1860 and died at Quebec City in 1865.