William Roderick Ross was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Fernie

Fernie (electoral district)

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 from 1903 to 1916 and Fort George

Fort George (electoral district)

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 from 1916 to 1920 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 as a Conservative

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He was born in Fort Chipewyan

Fort Chipewyan, Alberta

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, Athabasca

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, the son of Donald Ross, and was educated at St. John's College

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 in Winnipeg

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. Ross was called to the Manitoba bar in 1890. He practised in Winnipeg from 1890 to 1896 and then at Fort Steele from 1897 to 1900. Ross moved to Fernie

Fernie, British Columbia

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 in 1901. He married Leila Young. In 1906, he was named King's Counsel. Ross served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Lands from 1910 to 1913 and from 1915 to 1916. He died in Cranbrook

Cranbrook, British Columbia

Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the...

at the age of 58.