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'''Robert Max Ross''' (August 5, 1933–September 15, 2009) was a small businessman from Mangham in Richland Parish in northeast [[Louisiana]] who ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican]] candidate for governor, U.S. senator, state senator, and mayor during a time when two-party competition was rare in his state.  

'''Robert Max Ross''' (August 5, 1933 – September 15, 2009) was a small businessman from Mangham in Richland Parish in northeast [[Louisiana]] who ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican]] candidate for governor, U.S. senator, state senator, and mayor during a time when two-party competition was rare in his state.  

Ross's graveside services were held on September 18, 2009, at Gwin Cemetery in Mangham under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Rayville. The Clingans are also interred there.

Ross's graveside services were held on September 18, 2009, at Gwin Cemetery in Mangham under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Rayville. The Clingans are also interred there.

Bennie Hixon of Monroe, Louisiana, a former principal at Mangham High School, said that Ross may have been the first Republican in Mangham. "He helped break ground for the growth of the Republican Party in Richland Parish," said Hixon, the author of ''The History of Mangham and the Big Creek-Boeuf River to 1940''.

Bennie McLain Hixon (1923-2014) of Monroe, Louisiana, an educator and a former principal at Mangham High School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=bennie-mclain-hixon&pid=172941553&fhid=25256|title=Bennie McLain Hixon|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 27, 2014}}</ref> said that Ross may have been the first Republican in Mangham or at at least the first well-known member of his party there. "He helped break ground for the growth of the Republican Party in Richland Parish," said Hixon, a Democrat and the author of ''The History of Mangham and the Big Creek-Boeuf River to 1940''.