Jonathan Ross was a United States Senator from Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

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Born in Waterford, Vermont

Waterford, Vermont

Waterford is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2000 census.The town was originally called Littleton but the name was changed to Waterford in 1797.-Geography:...

, he attended the public schools and St. Johnsbury Academy

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 census. St. Johnsbury is located approximately northwest of the Connecticut River and south of the Canadian border.St...

; he graduated from Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

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 in 1851 and was principal of the Chelsea and Craftsbury Academies from 1851 to 1856. He studied law, was admitted to the bar

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 in 1856 and practiced in St. Johnsbury until 1870; he was State's attorney

State's Attorney

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 for Caledonia County

Caledonia County, Vermont

Caledonia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is St. Johnsbury.The county was given the Latin name for Scotland, in honor of the many settlers who claimed ancestry there....

, 1862–1863 and was appointed a member of the State board of education

Board of education

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, holding that office from 1866 to 1870. From 1865 to 1867 he was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives

Vermont House of Representatives

The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...

 and was a State senator

Vermont Senate

The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-member districts, three three-member districts, and one...

 in 1870. He was judge of the Vermont Supreme Court

Vermont Supreme Court

The Vermont Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Vermont and is one of seven state courts of Vermont.The Court consists of a chief justice and four associate justices; the Court mostly hears appeals of cases that have been decided by other courts...

 form 1870 to 1890 and Chief Justice of Vermont from 1890 to 1899.

Ross was appointed as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justin S. Morrill and served from January 11, 1899 to October 18, 1900, when a successor was elected; he was not an active candidate for reelection in 1900. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee to Examine Branches of the Civil Service (Fifty-sixth Congress). After his time in the Senate, he was chairman of the board of State railroad commissioners (1900–1902). He died in St. Johnsbury in 1905; interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Ross married twice. He first married Eliza Ann Carpenter on November 22, 1852 with whom he had eight children. Years after her death in 1886, he married Helen Daggert. Both of his wives are buried at either side of his grave.

External links

• Jonathan Ross at Find A Grave
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