John Sylvester Ross was a miller and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 who represented Dundas

Dundas (electoral district)

Dundas was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.It consisted initially of Dundas County...

 from 1867 to 1872 and from 1879 to 1882.

He was born in Osnabruck Township Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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 in 1821, the son of Michael Ross, and settled in the village of Iroquois where he set up a general store. He married Charlotte Carman, the granddaughter of Peter Shaver

Peter Shaver

Peter Shaver was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Montgomery County, New York in 1776, the son of a German immigrant...

, in 1845. Ross served on the council for Matilda Township and was reeve in 1856. In 1861, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

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 representing Dundas; he was reelected in 1863. He was president of the Iroquois Milling Company. Ross was also secretary-treasurer and president for the High School Board. He died in Iroquois at the age of 61.

His son Hugo

Hugo Homer Ross

Hugo Homer Ross was an educator, merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Dundas in the Canadian House of Commons from 1891 to 1896 as a Conservative member...

also represented Dundas in the House of Commons.