Phyllis Ross | |
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Born | Phillis Marie Gregory 1903 Rossland, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | April 18, 1988 | (aged 84–85)
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia Bryn Mawr College |
Spouse(s) |
Leonard Turner
(m. 1928; died 1932)Frank Mackenzie Ross |
Children | 3, including John Turner |
Phyllis Marie Gregory Ross, OC, CBE (1903 – April 18, 1988) was a Canadian economist, and civil servant who was the first female chancellor of the University of British Columbia and in the Commonwealth of Nations. She was also the mother of the 17th Prime Minister of Canada, John Turner.