George Ross Jr. (uncle by marriage, signer of the Declaration of Independence)
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George Ross Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served in the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| George Ross Jr. | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
delegate to the Continental Congress
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1730-05-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New Castle, Delaware Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1779-07-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lancaster, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | under legal apprenticeship with his brother John Ross ⓘ |
| era | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish descent ⓘ |
| father | George Ross Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | various memorials to the signers of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
service as a judge in Pennsylvania courts
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signing the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate from Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalAdmission | bar of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Continental Congress
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Pennsylvania constitutional convention of 1776 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania provincial assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in drafting Pennsylvania’s state constitution of 1776 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
delegate to the Continental Congress
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judge ⓘ vice-president of the Pennsylvania constitutional convention ⓘ |
| previousPoliticalAlignment | supporter of the British Crown ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Lancaster, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Continental Congress from 1774 to 1777
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Pennsylvania provincial assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureImage | facsimile of his signature on the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| significantEvent | signing of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Lawler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncleByMarriageOf | Betsy Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Lancaster, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Elizabeth Ross
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relative
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George Ross Jr. (uncle by marriage, signer of the Declaration of Independence)
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