| − | '''George Ross''' (b. May 10, 1730; d. July 14, 1779) is an [[American]] Founding Father from [[Pennsylvania]]. A lawyer, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly as a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He served as a Colonel in the Continental Army, Vice president of the Pennsylvania constitutional convention and Judge of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania. | + | '''George Ross''' (b. May 10, 1730; d. July 14, 1779) was an [[American]] Founding Father from [[Pennsylvania]]. A lawyer, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly as a delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He served as a colonel in the Continental Army, Vice president of the Pennsylvania constitutional convention and Judge of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania. |
| − | George Ross was born in Newcastle, [[Delaware]], the son of a [[Episcopal]] church clergyman. <ref>[http://colonialhall.com/ross/ross.php George Ross, Colonialhall.com]</ref> Ross received a classical education at home and began to study law under the tutelage of his older brother. George was called to the Bar in Philadelphia at the age of 20 and established his own practice in Lancaster. | + | George Ross was born in Newcastle, [[Delaware]], the son of an [[Episcopal]] church clergyman. <ref>[http://colonialhall.com/ross/ross.php George Ross, Colonialhall.com]</ref> Ross received a classical education at home and began to study law under the tutelage of his older brother. George was called to the Bar in Philadelphia at the age of 20 and established his own practice in Lancaster. |