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'''Hugh Murdoch Ross''' (8 July 1846 – 7 July 1912) was an Australian politician. |
'''Hugh Murdoch Ross''' (8 July 1846 – 7 July 1912) was an Australian politician. |
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He was born at [[Murrurundi, New South Wales|Murrurundi]] to wheelwright John Ross and Mary Mackay. He was a farmer who also worked as a stock inspector, a postmaster and poundkeeper at [[Quirindi, New South Wales|Quirindi]], and as clerk and secretary of the Carriers/Teamster Union at [[Narrabri, New South Wales|Narrabri]]. On 20 April 1874 he married Caroline O'Neile, with whom he would have nine children. He was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] in 1898 as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] member for [[Electoral district of Narrabri|Narrabri]]. Defeated in 1901, Ross died in [[Sydney]] in 1912.<ref name=nsw>{{cite |
He was born at [[Murrurundi, New South Wales|Murrurundi]] to wheelwright John Ross and Mary Mackay. He was a farmer who also worked as a stock inspector, a [[postmaster]] and [[poundkeeper]] at [[Quirindi, New South Wales|Quirindi]], and as clerk and secretary of the Carriers/Teamster Union at [[Narrabri, New South Wales|Narrabri]]. On 20 April 1874 he married Caroline O'Neile, with whom he would have nine children. He was elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] in 1898 as the [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor]] member for [[Electoral district of Narrabri|Narrabri]]. Defeated in 1901, Ross died in [[Sydney]] in 1912.<ref name=nsw>{{cite NSW Parliament |title= Mr Hugh Murdoch Ross (1846-1912) |id=881 |former=Yes |accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref> |
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| title = Mr Hugh Murdoch Ross (1846 - 1912) |
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| work = Former Members |
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| publisher = [[Parliament of New South Wales]] |
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| year = 2008 |
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| url = http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/d1c186b744842e78ca256e550003e41b?OpenDocument |
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 17 November 2023
Hugh Murdoch Ross (8 July 1846 – 7 July 1912) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Murrurundi to wheelwright John Ross and Mary Mackay. He was a farmer who also worked as a stock inspector, a postmaster and poundkeeper at Quirindi, and as clerk and secretary of the Carriers/Teamster Union at Narrabri. On 20 April 1874 he married Caroline O'Neile, with whom he would have nine children. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1898 as the Labor member for Narrabri. Defeated in 1901, Ross died in Sydney in 1912.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mr Hugh Murdoch Ross (1846-1912)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.