# William Benjamin Ross

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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
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| name             = William Benjamin K. C. Ross
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| office           = [Senator](/source/Senate_of_Canada) for [De Lorimier, Quebec](/source/List_of_Quebec_senators)
| appointer        = [Wilfrid Laurier](/source/Wilfrid_Laurier)
| predecessor      = [François Béchard](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_B%C3%A9chard)
| successor        = [James Alexander Lougheed](/source/James_Alexander_Lougheed)
| term_start       = January 20, 1912
| term_end         = February 10, 1929
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1855|12|2}}
| birth_place      = Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, [British North America](/source/British_North_America)
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1929|01|10|1855|12|2}}
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'''William Benjamin K.C. Ross''' (December 12, 1855 – January 10, 1929) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) politician, lawyer and businessman.

A lawyer by training, Ross practised law in [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/City_of_Halifax). He also pursued business interests such as helping found the Halifax Electric Tramway Company Limited. Ross was appointed to the [Senate of Canada](/source/Senate_of_Canada) as a [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(historic)) in 1912 by Sir [Robert Borden](/source/Robert_Borden).

In January 1926, he was appointed [Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate](/source/Leader_of_the_Opposition_in_the_Canadian_Senate) by Tory leader [Arthur Meighen](/source/Arthur_Meighen), and served briefly as [Government Leader in the Canadian Senate](/source/Government_Leader_in_the_Canadian_Senate) when Meighen formed a short-lived government later that year. After the Conservatives lost the [1926 election](/source/1926_Canadian_federal_election), Ross resumed his position as Opposition Leader. Ross remained in that position until his death in 1929.

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Category:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
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