Sir George W. Ross
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Sir George W. Ross was a Canadian politician and educator who served as the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George William Ross | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Premier of Ontario
ⓘ
educator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedAsPremierBy | Lieutenant Governor Sir Oliver Mowat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knighthood ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1841-09-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nairn, Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1914-03-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | local schools in Middlesex County, Canada West ⓘ |
| endTime | 1905 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Canadian politics
ⓘ
education policy ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Party of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario Liberal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Edward VII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
George William Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir George W. Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
expanded Ontario’s public school system
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promoted agricultural and technical education in Ontario ⓘ |
| notableWork | History of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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school inspector ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 5 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario ⓘ Minister of Education of Ontario ⓘ Premier of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Arthur Sturgis Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| representedRiding |
Middlesex (provincial)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middlesex West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Christina Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1899 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | James Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOfficeAsMinisterOfEducation_end | 1899 ⓘ |
| timeInOfficeAsMinisterOfEducation_start | 1883 ⓘ |
| title | Knight Bachelor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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