# John Ross (representative)

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'''John Ross''' (February 24, 1770 in [Solebury](/source/Solebury_Township%2C_Pennsylvania), [Bucks County, Pennsylvania](/source/Bucks_County%2C_Pennsylvania) – January 31, 1834 in [Easton](/source/Easton%2C_Pennsylvania), [Northampton County, Pennsylvania](/source/Northampton_County%2C_Pennsylvania)), was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a Representative to the [U.S. Congress](/source/U.S._Congress) from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania).

== Biography ==
Ross studied law in [West Chester, Pennsylvania](/source/West_Chester%2C_Pennsylvania). He was admitted to the bar in 1792 and engaged in practice in [Easton, Pennsylvania](/source/Easton%2C_Pennsylvania).

=== Early career ===
He served as a member of the [Pennsylvania State House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_State_House_of_Representatives) in 1800.  He was clerk of the orphans’ court and recorder from 1800 to 1803, county register from 1800 to 1809, and burgess of Easton in 1804.

=== Congress ===
Ross was elected as a Republican to the [Eleventh](/source/11th_United_States_Congress) Congress.  He was again elected to the [Fourteenth](/source/14th_United_States_Congress) and [Fifteenth](/source/15th_United_States_Congress) Congresses.

=== Later career ===
He resigned in 1818 to become president judge of the seventh judicial district of the State.  He was transferred to the [State supreme bench](/source/Pennsylvania_Supreme_Court) in 1830 and served until his death.

=== Family ===
Ross was married to Mary Ross (1774–1845); they were the parents of [Thomas Ross](/source/Thomas_Ross_(Pennsylvania_politician)), another congressman.

=== Death and burial ===
He was buried in a private cemetery on the family estate, "[Ross Common Manor](/source/Ross_Common_Manor)", Ross Township, Pennsylvania. He was buried next to his wife.

=== Legacy ===
Ross Common Manor was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Sources==
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* {{CongBio|R000449|John Ross}}
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html The Political Graveyard]

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