Sir George W. Ross

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Sir George W. Ross was a Canadian politician and educator who served as the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.

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instanceOf Premier of Ontario
educator
human
politician
appointedAsPremierBy Lieutenant Governor Sir Oliver Mowat
linked to: Oliver Mowat
awardReceived Knighthood
birthDate 1841-09-18
birthPlace Nairn, Upper Canada
linked to: Seaforth, Ontario
burialPlace Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
causeOfDeath stroke
country Canada
deathDate 1914-03-07
deathPlace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
educatedAt local schools in Middlesex County, Canada West
endTime 1905
fieldOfWork Canadian politics
education policy
honorificPrefix Sir
language English
legislativeBody House of Commons of Canada
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
Ontario Liberal Party
monarchDuringTerm Edward VII
Victoria
name George William Ross
Sir George W. Ross
notableAchievement expanded Ontario’s public school system
promoted agricultural and technical education in Ontario
notableWork History of Canada
occupation author
school inspector
teacher
orderInOffice 5
positionHeld Member of the House of Commons of Canada
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Minister of Education of Ontario
Premier of Ontario
precededBy Arthur Sturgis Hardy
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
representedRiding Middlesex (provincial)
linked to: Middlesex

Middlesex West
spouse Christina Campbell
startTime 1899
succeededBy James Whitney
timeInOfficeAsMinisterOfEducation_end 1899
timeInOfficeAsMinisterOfEducation_start 1883
title Knight Bachelor

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George William Ross name Sir George W. Ross
subject linked to: Sir George W. Ross