John Wesley Ross | |
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Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
In office 1868–1872 | |
7th President of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C. | |
In office March 1, 1893 – June 1, 1898 | |
President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley |
Preceded by | John Watkinson Douglass |
Succeeded by | John Brewer Wight |
Member of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C. | |
In office October 1, 1890 – July 29, 1902 | |
President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Lemon Galpin Hine |
Succeeded by | Henry Litchfield West |
Personal details | |
Born | Lewistown, Illinois, US | June 23, 1841
Died | July 29, 1902 Washington, D.C., US | (aged 61)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Emma Brown Tenney Isabella McCullough |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Illinois College Harvard Law School |
Profession | Attorney, Politician |
John Wesley Ross (June 23, 1841 – July 29, 1902) was an American attorney who served as postmaster of Washington, D.C., as president of the D.C. Public Schools Board of Trustees, and as a member and president of the D.C. Board of Commissioners.