| 词条 | F. Clair Ross |
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F. Clair Ross (1895–1956) was a Democratic Party politician from Pennsylvania. Ross grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of World War I and a practicing attorney. An active Democrat, Ross was appointed as deputy attorney general in the administration of Governor George Earle. In 1936, Ross was elected Pennsylvania Treasurer, and in 1940 he won a term as Pennsylvania Auditor General. After a protracted primary battle, Ross was nominated as the Democratic candidate for governor in 1942, but he was defeated by Edward Martin.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1996&dat=19401226&id=XfdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=20ANAAAAIBAJ&pg=2731,5171777] In 1944, Ross won a seat on a seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court, defeated former governor Arthur James. He suffered a heart attack in 1948 and died of heart-related complications in 1956.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/53463164/] References{{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=Charles A. Waters}}{{s-ttl|title=Treasurer of Pennsylvania|years=1937–1941}}{{s-aft|after=G. Harold Wagner}}{{s-legal}}{{succession box | title=Pennsylvania Auditor General | before=Warren R. Roberts | after=Ted A. Rosenberg| years= 1941–1944 }}{{s-ppo}}{{succession box | title=Democratic nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania | before=Charles Alvin Jones | after=John S. Rice | years=1942}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, F. Clair}} 3 : Pennsylvania Democrats|1895 births|1956 deaths |
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