WILLIAM GLADSTONE ROSS. 



	Moose Jaw is proud to claim as her native son William Gladstone
Ross, a member of the legal firm of Ross, Graham & Sifton and one of
the younger men who is coming to the fore in public life. Born on the
14th of January, 1889, he is the son of George M. and Flora (McGilli.
vray), Ross, both of whom were natives of Ontario, the father born in
Strathroy and the mother in Bruce county. In 1882 George M. Ross came
out to Saskatchewan, where he took up land near Moose Jaw, which he
cultivated until 1917. In that year he retired from active life as a farmer
and moved to Moose Jaw, where his death occurred in February, 1922.
He is survived by his widow and three children: William Gladstone of
this review; George, who lives on the home farm; and John, now living
with his mother. George M. Ross was an elder in the Presbyterian church
years and always voted the Liberal ticket in politics.
	William G. Ross grew up on the paternal farm and as a little boy went
the public schools in the country near his home. Later he became a
pupil in the Moose Jaw Collegiate Institute and was an honor graduate in
and political science from Queen's University in 1912, taking the
Bachelor of Arts degree.  His collegiate and university work was an
excellent foundation for the study of law, in which he engaged immedi-
ily after finishing his university course, entering the offices of Sea-
born, Taylor, Pope & Quirk, where he read law from 1912 to 1914.  In
the latter year he went with Gravel & Gravel, under whose direction he
completed his preparation for his examinations. He was called to the bar
1915 and soon afterward taken into partnership with the Gravels, the
firm becoming Gravel, Gravel & Ross.  When the Gravels retired from
the	practice in 1918, Mr. Ross carried on the work alone until 1921, when
he took John R. B. Graham into partnership with him, under the firm
name of Ross & Graham. L. S. Sifton was later admitted to the firm,
which is now known as Ross, Graham & Sifton. The firm enjoys a large
clientele and ranks as one of the leading legal firms in Moose Jaw. Indi-
vidually Mr. Ross is generally recognized as a barrister of unusual merit
and a master in his profession.
	Distinguished as has been the~ professional career of this young bar-
rister, it is not his sole claim to notice as ~n outstanding citizen of Moose
Jaw. He is a leader in the Liberal party of this district and exercises a
very considerable influence over the trend of local politics. Formerly he
was president of the Liberal Association of Moose Jaw and is now occupy-
ing a similar office in the Moose Jaw Federal County Liberal Association.
He is serving on the Moose Jaw city council, of which he has been a mem-
ber for four years. In 1917 he stood for election as the Liberal candidate
against Senator Willoughby and in 1921 was mayoralty candidate for
Moose Jaw. No important step would be taken by his party without con-
sulting him and his advice, once given, is not lightly disregarded.
One of the very admirable traits of Mr. Ross is his ability to push
party considerations aside in non-political public matters and cooperate
heartily in any measure proposed for the general good.  Thus he was
chairman of the last Victory Loan committee, which made a most suc-
cessful drive for funds to help the government finance the Great war and
he has been a great assistance to the Red Cross Society. He is president
of the Moose Jaw Red Cross Society and a member of the executive coun-
cil of the Saskatchewan Red Cross Society.  Another public institution
that is benefiting from the support and assistance he has given it as one
of its governing board, is the Moose Jaw General Hospital. In fact, there
are few societies or public organizations in Moose Jaw that have not felt
the force of his dynamic personality. He is president of the Moose Jaw
Canadian Club, belongs to the Prairie Club of this city and to the Assini-
boia Club of Regina. For two years he served as secretary of the Moose
Golf Club; while at present he is an officer of the Moose Jaw Gun
Club and vice president of the Moose Jaw Rifle Association and a mem-
ber of the St. Andrew's Tennis Club. As might be easily guessed from
the foregoing, he is an ardent sportsman and is particularly fond of shoot-
ing and golf.
	In August, 1915, Mr. Ross and Miss Dorothea L. Scott were married.
Mrs. Ross was born in Forest, Ontario, and educated in Queen's Univer-
sity, from which she graduated in 1911, with the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Before her marriage she was on the teaching staff of St. Mary's Collegiate
Institute of Saint Mary's, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Ross have two children:
Olga, a little girl of seven; and Ralph, aged six. Mr. and Mrs. Ross are
members of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church of Moose Jaw.




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