Province of Canada Assembly 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.
Provincial politics 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 remained a member until his death in 1901. He was
Minister without Portfolio from 1876 to 1878 and from 1879 to 1881, as well as the
seventh Premier of Quebec from January 23, 1884, to January 25, 1887,
Federal politics Ross successfully ran as a
Conservative candidate for the district of
Champlain in the
1867 and
1872 federal elections, but did not run for re-election in
1874. He was appointed to the
Senate of Canada for the Division of La Durantaye in 1887 and served as
Speaker of that institution from 1891 to
1896. Ross also was
Minister without Portfolio in the
federal Cabinet for a couple of months in 1896.
Elections as party leader He lost the
1886 provincial election as Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec but remained in power in a
minority government until he resigned on January 25, 1887. He died in 1901 in
Quebec City. ==See also==