| 词条 | James Gibb Ross |
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| honorific-prefix = The Hon. | name = James Gibb Ross | honorific-suffix = | image = James Gibb Ross.jpg | office = Senator for The Laurentides, Quebec | appointed = John A. Macdonald | predecessor = David Edward Price | successor = Evans John Price | term_start = 1884 | term_end = 1888 | birth_date = {{birth date|1819|04|18}} | birth_place = Carluke (Strathclyde), Scotland | death_date = {{death date and age|1888|10|01|1819|04|18}} | death_place = Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | resting_place = Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada | nationality = | spouse = | party = Conservative | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | religion = }} James Gibb Ross ({{date|April 18, 1819}} – {{date|October 1, 1888}}) was a Canadian merchant and politician from the province of Quebec. Born in Carluke, a village of South Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ross emigrated to Canada in {{date|1832}} with his brother, John Ross, settling in Quebec City. After briefly attending a private school, he started working within his uncle's, James and Thomas Gibb, wholesale grocery business, James Gibb & Company. He eventually started his own business with his brother as a grocery importer and trading in lumber. He twice ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Quebec-Centre in the 1872 election and the 1878 election. In {{date|1884}}, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of The Laurentides, Quebec on the advice of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. He served until his death in {{date|1888}}. The Hon. Ross was buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery in Sillery, on {{date|October 4, 1888}}. References
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