Thomas Randolph Ross (October 26, 1788 – June 28, 1869) was a United States Representative from Ohio.
Thomas Randolph Ross | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Harrison |
| Succeeded by | John Woods |
| Constituency | 1st district (1819–1823) 2nd district (1823–1825) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1788 New Garden Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 28, 1869 (aged 80) Lebanon, Ohio |
| Resting place | Lebanon Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Born in New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, Ross completed preparatory studies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Lebanon, Ohio, in 1810.
Ross was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and reelected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon. He lost his eyesight in 1866. He died on his farm near Lebanon, Ohio, June 28, 1869, and was interred in Lebanon Cemetery. His brother-in-law was former Ohio Governor Thomas Corwin, who married Ross' sister Sarah.
Sources
edit- United States Congress. "Thomas R. Ross (id: R000456)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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