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'''Philip Dansken Ross''' ([[January 1]] [[1858]] - [[July 5]], [[1949]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[journalist]] and [[newspaper]] [[publisher]].
{{for multi|the American submarine commander|Philip H. Ross|the television actor|Phillip Ross|the American baseball player|Phil Ross}}
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| image = Philip Dansken Ross.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1858|1|1}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Canada East]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1949|7|5|1858|1|1}}
| death_place = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| resting_place = [[Beechwood Cemetery]], Ottawa
| education = {{plainlist|
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* [[McGill University]]
* [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]]
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| occupation = journalist, publisher
| known_for = [[Stanley Cup]] trustee<br>''[[Ottawa Journal]]'' owner
| relatives = Philip Simpson Ross (father)
| spouse(s) = {{married|Mary Little-John|1891|1949}}
| awards = [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] (1976)
}}


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'''Philip Dansken Ross''' (January 1, 1858 – July 5, 1949) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper publisher, amateur athlete, and [[ice hockey]] administrator.
He was born in [[Montreal]], the son of Christina Chalmers Dansken and Montreal accountant [[Philip Simpson Ross]] (1827-1907) who was the founder of the Order of Chartered Accountants of Quebec and a member of the [[Canadian Business Hall of Fame]]. Philip Dansken Ross studied at [[McGill University]] and [[Queen's University]]. He joined the staff at the [[Montreal Star]] in 1880, worked as a journalist in [[Toronto]] and then was managing editor of the Montreal Star from 1885 to 1886.


==Early life==
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In 1886, Ross became co-owner of the near-bankrupt [[Ottawa Journal|Ottawa Evening Journal]] newspaper. In 1891 he bought out his partner and made it inro a highly successful and respected paper. He served as its president for 60 years during which time he helped found the [[Canadian Press]].
Philip Dansken Ross was born in [[Montreal]] to parents Christina Chalmers Dansken and Montreal accountant Philip Simpson Ross.<ref name = "obituary">{{cite news|title=P. D. Ross|date=July 5, 1949|newspaper=Lethbridge Herald|location=Alberta|page=2|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-jul-05-1949-1360250/}}{{free access}}</ref>


Ross studied at [[McGill University]] as a science major in 1875. At McGill, Ross played for the football and rowing clubs,{{sfn|Kitchen|2008|p=37}} later captaining the [[McGill Redmen|McGill football club]] to victory against Harvard University in the first Canada-U.S. international football game in 1878. He was provincial single [[sculling]] champion twice. He also played [[lacrosse]] and founded several [[golf]] clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=B197602&type=Builder&page=bio&list=ByName#photo |title=Legends of Hockey Biography}}</ref> He graduated from McGill in 1875, with honours.<ref name = "obituary"/>
Philip Dansken Ross was a member of [[Ottawa]] City Council from 1902 to 1903.


==Career==
Ross had maintained an interest in sports, playing [[Canadian football|football]] and [[ice hockey|hockey]] while at McGill and was provincial single [[sculling]] champion twice. A founder of the [[Ontario Hockey Association]], it was Ross who persuaded [[Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby|Lord Stanley]] to offer the [[Stanley Cup]] as a prize for hockey and [[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey|Earl Grey]] to offer the [[Grey Cup]] for Canadian football. He was also one of the first trustees of the Stanley Cup.
Upon graduation, Ross worked for the [[Port of Montreal|Montreal Harbour Commission]].{{sfn|Kitchen|2008|p=37}} He left the Commission and joined the staff at the [[Montreal Star]] in 1880. He joined the [[The Globe and Mail|Toronto Daily Mail]] as a journalist.{{sfn|Kitchen|2008|p=37}} He returned to Montreal and joined the Montreal Star in 1885, eventually becoming its managing editor.{{sfn|Kitchen|2008|p=38}}
[[File:Lacrosse Game, Capitals vs Shamrocks Ottawa Ont October 13th 1914.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Ross, at left, in "The hub and the spokes ; or, The Capital and its environs" (1904)]]
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In 1886, Ross became co-owner of the near-bankrupt [[Ottawa Journal|Ottawa Evening Journal]] newspaper.<ref name = "Zeisler">{{cite book |author1=Laurel Zeisler |title=Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey |date=December 19, 2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810878631 |page=273 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWYeAAAAQBAJ&q=Philip+Dansken+Ross&pg=PA272 |access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> In 1891 he bought out his partner and made it into a highly successful and respected paper. He served as its president for 60 years during which time he helped found the [[Canadian Press]] newspaper association.<ref name = "obituary"/>


He was a builder and sometimes player of the Ottawa Hockey Club, later to be known as the [[Ottawa Senators (original)|Ottawa Senators]]. With this club, he befriended the sons of [[Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby|Lord Stanley]], the Governor-General of Canada.<ref name = "Zeisler"/> In 1892, Lord Stanley appointed him to be a trustee for his championship [[ice hockey]] trophy, known today as the [[Stanley Cup]].{{cn|date=September 2019}} He helped found the [[Ontario Hockey Association]] in 1890.{{cn|date=September 2019}} He played in the first Ontario championship game in 1891 at the [[Rideau Skating Rink|Rideau Rink]] in Ottawa, helping Ottawa win 5-0 over Toronto St. George's.{{cn|date=September 2019}}
A historical plaque commemorating Ross was erected by the [[Ontario Heritage Foundation]] on Kent Street in downtown Ottawa.

Ross was one of the two original Trustees of the Stanley Cup named by Lord Stanley in 1894, and so served for 56 years until his death. He also served as trustee for the [[Minto Cup]] of lacrosse. He turned down the trusteeship for the [[Grey Cup]] of Canadian football. He was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1976.<ref name = "Zeisler"/>

===Politics===
He also went into politics. In 1912, Ross was nominated by the Civic Improvement League to be their mayoral candidate. This upset Wilson Southam, publisher of the [[Ottawa Citizen]], who disliked that Ross and the League promoted "compulsory vaccination and elitism." Ross would end up losing in the election.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Warfe |first1=Chris |title=The Search for Pure Water in Ottawa: 1910-1915 |journal=Urban History Review |date=June 1979 |volume=8 |issue=1 |page=96 |doi=10.7202/1019392ar |pmid=11633447 |url=https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/uhr/1979-v8-n1-uhr0896/1019392ar.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2019|doi-access=free }}</ref>

In 1928, Ross served as president of the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ottawa.<ref name = "obituary"/> On September 10, 1929, Ross was elected chairman of the Ontario Royal Commission on Public Welfare "to investigate provision of services in hospitals, prisons and other provincial institutions."<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal commissions and commissions of inquiry 1792-1991 |url=http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/mon/27002/132991.pdf |website=ontla.on.ca |access-date=September 16, 2019 |pages=73}}</ref>

In 1931, he turned down the opportunity to be appointed [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|lieutenant governor]] of Ontario.<ref name = "obituary"/> In 1933, he served as president of McGill's Graduate Society.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Stanley Brice Frost |title=McGill University: For the Advancement of Learning, Volume II, 1895-1971 |date=1980 |publisher=McGill-Queen's Press |isbn=9780773504226 |page=138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_QzvEBNIxC8C&q=Philip+Dansken+Ross+queen%27s&pg=PA138 |access-date=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Legacy and personal life==
[[File:Philip Dansken Ross family grave.jpg|thumb|Ross family grave at Beechwood Cemetery]]

The [[Ontario Heritage Foundation]] erected a plaque commemorating Philip Dansken Ross 1858–1949 at the Journal Towers, Kent Street between Laurier and Slater, Ottawa. "A distinguished journalist widely admired for his candour of expression and depth of knowledge, P.D. Ross was publisher-owner of the Ottawa Journal and one of the founders of the Canadian Press".<ref>[http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Resources---Learning/Online-Plaque-Guide/Plaque-Information.aspx?searchtext=713 Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque]</ref>

Ross married Mary Littlejohn in 1891.<ref name ="obituary"/> Ross died on July 5, 1949, in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref name="obituary" /> He was interred at [[Beechwood Cemetery]] in Ottawa.<ref>[http://ocfa.islandnet.com/ocfa-search.php Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid]</ref>

==References==
'''General'''
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Kitchen |first=Paul |title=Win, Tie or Wrangle |year=2008 |publisher=Penumbra Press |location=Manotick, Ontario |isbn=978-1-897323-46-5 }}
* {{cite book |title=The Ross Clan |last=Ross |first=John Alastair |year=1978}}
* {{cite book |title=Canada's Who's Who |last=Roberts |first=Sir Charles |year=1938}}
{{Refend}}

'''Specific'''
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats|legendsm=B197602}}

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| title = [[Ottawa Senators (original)#Team captains|Ottawa Senators captain <br />(Original Era)]]
| years = 1890–91
| after = [[Bert Russel]]
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Latest revision as of 13:52, 24 February 2024

For the American submarine commander, see Philip H. Ross. For the television actor, see Phillip Ross. For the American baseball player, see Phil Ross.

Philip Ross
Born(1858-01-01)January 1, 1858
Montreal, Canada East
DiedJuly 5, 1949(1949-07-05) (aged 91)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Resting placeBeechwood Cemetery, Ottawa
Education
Occupation(s)journalist, publisher
Known forStanley Cup trustee
Ottawa Journal owner
Spouse
Mary Little-John
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(m. 1891⁠–⁠1949)​
RelativesPhilip Simpson Ross (father)
AwardsHockey Hall of Fame (1976)

Philip Dansken Ross (January 1, 1858 – July 5, 1949) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper publisher, amateur athlete, and ice hockey administrator.

Early life

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Philip Dansken Ross was born in Montreal to parents Christina Chalmers Dansken and Montreal accountant Philip Simpson Ross.[1]

Ross studied at McGill University as a science major in 1875. At McGill, Ross played for the football and rowing clubs,[2] later captaining the McGill football club to victory against Harvard University in the first Canada-U.S. international football game in 1878. He was provincial single sculling champion twice. He also played lacrosse and founded several golf clubs.[3] He graduated from McGill in 1875, with honours.[1]

Career

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Upon graduation, Ross worked for the Montreal Harbour Commission.[2] He left the Commission and joined the staff at the Montreal Star in 1880. He joined the Toronto Daily Mail as a journalist.[2] He returned to Montreal and joined the Montreal Star in 1885, eventually becoming its managing editor.[4]

Ross, at left, in "The hub and the spokes ; or, The Capital and its environs" (1904)

In 1886, Ross became co-owner of the near-bankrupt Ottawa Evening Journal newspaper.[5] In 1891 he bought out his partner and made it into a highly successful and respected paper. He served as its president for 60 years during which time he helped found the Canadian Press newspaper association.[1]

He was a builder and sometimes player of the Ottawa Hockey Club, later to be known as the Ottawa Senators. With this club, he befriended the sons of Lord Stanley, the Governor-General of Canada.[5] In 1892, Lord Stanley appointed him to be a trustee for his championship ice hockey trophy, known today as the Stanley Cup.[citation needed] He helped found the Ontario Hockey Association in 1890.[citation needed] He played in the first Ontario championship game in 1891 at the Rideau Rink in Ottawa, helping Ottawa win 5-0 over Toronto St. George's.[citation needed]

Ross was one of the two original Trustees of the Stanley Cup named by Lord Stanley in 1894, and so served for 56 years until his death. He also served as trustee for the Minto Cup of lacrosse. He turned down the trusteeship for the Grey Cup of Canadian football. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.[5]

Politics

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He also went into politics. In 1912, Ross was nominated by the Civic Improvement League to be their mayoral candidate. This upset Wilson Southam, publisher of the Ottawa Citizen, who disliked that Ross and the League promoted "compulsory vaccination and elitism." Ross would end up losing in the election.[6]

In 1928, Ross served as president of the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ottawa.[1] On September 10, 1929, Ross was elected chairman of the Ontario Royal Commission on Public Welfare "to investigate provision of services in hospitals, prisons and other provincial institutions."[7]

In 1931, he turned down the opportunity to be appointed lieutenant governor of Ontario.[1] In 1933, he served as president of McGill's Graduate Society.[8]

Legacy and personal life

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Ross family grave at Beechwood Cemetery

The Ontario Heritage Foundation erected a plaque commemorating Philip Dansken Ross 1858–1949 at the Journal Towers, Kent Street between Laurier and Slater, Ottawa. "A distinguished journalist widely admired for his candour of expression and depth of knowledge, P.D. Ross was publisher-owner of the Ottawa Journal and one of the founders of the Canadian Press".[9]

Ross married Mary Littlejohn in 1891.[1] Ross died on July 5, 1949, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1] He was interred at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.[10]

References

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General

  • Kitchen, Paul (2008). Win, Tie or Wrangle. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press. ISBN 978-1-897323-46-5.
  • Ross, John Alastair (1978). The Ross Clan.
  • Roberts, Sir Charles (1938). Canada's Who's Who.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "P. D. Ross". Lethbridge Herald. Alberta. July 5, 1949. p. 2.Free access icon
  2. ^ a b c Kitchen 2008, p. 37.
  3. ^ "Legends of Hockey Biography".
  4. ^ Kitchen 2008, p. 38.
  5. ^ a b c Laurel Zeisler (December 19, 2012). Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey. Scarecrow Press. p. 273. ISBN 9780810878631. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Warfe, Chris (June 1979). "The Search for Pure Water in Ottawa: 1910-1915" (PDF). Urban History Review. 8 (1): 96. doi:10.7202/1019392ar. PMID 11633447. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Royal commissions and commissions of inquiry 1792-1991" (PDF). ontla.on.ca. p. 73. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Stanley Brice Frost (1980). McGill University: For the Advancement of Learning, Volume II, 1895-1971. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 138. ISBN 9780773504226. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  9. ^ Ontario Heritage Foundation plaque
  10. ^ Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
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Preceded by Ottawa Senators captain
(Original Era)
1890–91 		Succeeded by
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