Jean Auguste Ross

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Jean Auguste Ross
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Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Rimouski
In office
1897–1911
Preceded by Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset
Succeeded by Herménégilde Boulay
Personal details
Born (1851-09-06)September 6, 1851
Rimouski, Canada East
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Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal

Jean Auguste Ross (September 6, 1851 – February 3, 1920) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of John Ross and Caroline Talbot, Ross was educated at Ste. Anne and Rimouski Seminaries. He received his medical education from Université Laval and then started practicing medicine in Rimouski. He was also Coroner for the District of Rimouski and a Quarantine Officer for the port. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Rimouski in an 1897 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900, 1904, and 1908. He was defeated in 1911.

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