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♂ George H. Ross
aliasGeorge H. Ross
Record
53824 · 7888

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Alberta 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 13 June 1878 → 145 years + 10 months ago
Lived 78 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 61 years + 9 months
Death 26 September 1956 → 67 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 3 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
George H. Ross (1878–1956)
© Photo 1942 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Alberta (1948–1956) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1911; 1913)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 2 14

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh C. Farthing  m 
⊖ Samuel B. Hillocks  m 
 		 ⊖ Douglas S. Harkness  m 
⊖ John C. Landeryou  m 
 
Eligible: 4,258 Votes: 2,560 Participation: 60.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27515(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 2/3 822 32.11% -660 Winner:
CONS
 1,482 57.89% Samuel B. Hillocks
Eligible: 30,381 Votes: 21,118 Participation: 69.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22865(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 1/4 5,815 27.54% +485 Loser:
SC
 5,330 25.24% John C. Landeryou

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,545 Votes: 24,742 Participation: 71.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23125(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 4/5 4,771 19.28% -3,028 Winner:
PC
 7,799 31.52% Douglas S. Harkness

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Henry Ross, M.P., Senator		 15 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Henry Ross, député, sénateur		 15 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Henry Ross		 15 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Mar 2024 19:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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