John Wilson Ross (November 1863 – June 30, 1945) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919. At 8 weeks, Ross served the shortest tenure in the court's history while his brother, Henry D. Ross, served the longest.[1]
John Wilson Ross | |
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 John Wilson Ross, circa 1939 | |
| Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| In office November 13, 1918 – January 6, 1919. | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Franklin |
| Succeeded by | Albert C. Baker |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the Cochise County district | |
| In office January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1930 Serving with Fred Sutter | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1863 Berryville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1945 (aged 81) Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat |
Ross was appointed by Governor George W. P. Hunt to replace outgoing Justice Alfred Franklin, who'd been defeated in the 1918 primary by Albert C. Baker.[2][3] Franklin resigned before the end of his term to take a position as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Arizona–New Mexico District.[4]
Ross later served in the 9th Arizona State Legislature, representing Cochise County.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ The Arizona Supreme Court: Its 2000–2001 Decisions, 34 Ariz. St. L.J. 369, 373 (2002)
- ^ Goff, John S. (1975). Arizona Territorial Officials Volume I: The Supreme Court Justices 1863–1912. Cave Creek, Arizona: Black Mountain Press. p. 140. OCLC 1622668.
- ^ James W. Byrkit, Forging the Copper Collar: Arizona's Labor-Management War of 1901–1921 (2016), p. 291.
- ^ "Alfred Franklin Named Collector of U.S. Revenue". El Paso Herald. October 24, 1918. p. 8.
- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Arizona Legislators-John Wilson Ross