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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 [[business]]man 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 was born in Baskin, a village in Franklin Parish, to Robert States Ross and the former Ruby Seymour (1911-2002), but he resided in Mangham most of his life. In 1951, he graduated from Mangham High School. In 1956, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in agriculture, from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was commissioned through Reserve Officers Training Corps as a second lieutenant in the [[U.S. Air Force]], served in the [[Vietnam War]], and was a major in the Air Force Reserves. After his military service, he returned to Mangham, where he engaged in a number of businesses, including the ownership of a mobile home park.

Ross was born in Baskin, a village in Franklin Parish, to Robert States Ross and the former Ruby Seymour (1911-2002), but he resided in Mangham most of his life. In 1951, he graduated from Mangham High School. In 1956, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in agriculture, from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was commissioned through Reserve Officers Training Corps as a second lieutenant in the [[U.S. Air Force]], served in the [[Vietnam War]], and was a major in the Air Force Reserves. After his military service, he returned to Mangham, where he engaged in a number of businesses, including the ownership of a mobile home park.

Ross's stepfather was Terry Clingan (March 24, 1918–December 3, 2007), the Mangham  town barber. After the death of Clingan's first wife, the former Vera Wallace, he married again in 1949—to Ross' mother. The marriage lasted fifty-three years until her death. Clingan was a master Mason and a deacon of the First [[Baptist]] Church of Mangham. Robert States Ross was killed in an accident in a shipyard in Galveston, [[Texas]], when Ross was a boy.

Ross's stepfather was Terry Clingan (March 24, – December 3, 2007), the Mangham  town barber. After the death of Clingan's first wife, the former Vera Wallace, he married again in 1949—to Ross' mother. The marriage lasted fifty-three years until her death. Clingan was a master Mason and a deacon of the First [[Baptist]] Church of Mangham. Robert States Ross was killed in an accident in a shipyard in Galveston, [[Texas]], when Ross was a boy.

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