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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Alexandre-Rene Chaussegros de Lery, Alexandre Lacoste, Charles-Seraphin Rodier (mayor), Charles Allan Smart, Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Charles Champagne (MLA for Deux-Montagnes), David Morrison Armstrong, Edward Hale (politician), Elisee Dionne, Elzear Gerin, Eustache Prud'homme, Felix-Hyacinthe Lemaire, Francois-Xavier-Ovide Methot, Gedeon Ouimet, George Bryson Sr., George Couture, Henry Starnes, James Ferrier (politician), Jean-Baptiste Lefebvre de Villemure, Jean-Damien Rolland, Jean-Louis Beaudry, John Hearn (politician), John Jones Ross, John Le Boutillier, John Sharples, Jr., John Sharples, Sr., Joseph-Adolphe Dorion, Joseph-Octave Beaubien, Joseph Gaudet, Louis-Napoleon Larochelle, Louis-Philippe Pelletier, Louis-Rodrigue Masson, Louis Archambeault, Louis Panet, Nicodeme Audet, Pierre-Eustache Dostaler, Pierre Boucher de la Bruere, Pierre Garneau, Praxede Larue, Severe Rivard, Thomas-Philippe Pelletier, Thomas Chapais, Thomas McGreevy, Thomas Wood (1815-98), Treffle Berthiaume, Vildebon-Winceslas Larue, Vincent-Paul Lavallee, William Hoste Webb. Excerpt: John Jones Ross, PC (August 16, 1831 - May 4, 1901) was born in Quebec City, Canada. He was the son of a Scots-Quebecer merchant, George McIntosh Ross, and his French-Canadian wife Sophie-Eloise Gouin. Ross belonged to the Parti bleu and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the district of Champlain in 1861. He was re-elected in 1863 and served until 1867. Ross was elected to the newly established Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the district of Champlain in 1867, but resigned only a few months later to become a Conservative Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Shawinigan. From 1873 to 1874, 1876 to 1878 and 1879 to 1882, Ross served as Speaker of the Legislative Council, of whom he...
