Jonathan Ross (politician)
Jonathan Ross | |
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| United States Senator from Vermont | |
| In office January 11, 1899 – October 18, 1900 | |
| Appointed by | Edward Curtis Smith |
| Preceded by | Justin S. Morrill |
| Succeeded by | William P. Dillingham |
| Chairman of the Vermont Board of Railroad Commissioners | |
| In office 1900–1902 | |
| Preceded by | David J. Foster |
| Succeeded by | Fuller C. Smith |
| President of the Vermont Bar Association | |
| In office 1900–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Hial Darling |
| Succeeded by | John Young |
| Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1890–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Homer E. Royce |
| Succeeded by | Russell S. Taft |
| Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court | |
| In office 1870–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin H. Steele |
| Succeeded by | Laforrest H. Thompson |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from Caledonia County | |
| In office 1870–1870 Serving with John M. Martin | |
| Preceded by | Harley M. Hall Horace Fairbanks |
| Succeeded by | Calvin Morrill Charles Rogers Jr. |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from St. Johnsbury | |
| In office 1865–1867 | |
| Preceded by | Gates B. Bullard |
| Succeeded by | Emerson Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1826 Waterford, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1905 (aged 78) St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Ann Carpenter Ross Helen Daggert Ross |
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| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge, principal |
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Jonathan Ross (April 30, 1826 – February 23, 1905) was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Vermont. He served as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1890–1899) and briefly as a United States Senator from Vermont (1899–1900).