John N. Ross
Irish politician and lawyer (1920–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Nathaniel Ross (17 May 1920 – 24 December 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and lawyer who served as a Senator for the Dublin University from 1961 to 1965.[1]
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John N. Ross | |
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Senator | |
In office 14 December 1961 – 23 June 1965 | |
Constituency | Dublin University |
Personal details | |
Born | (1920-05-17)17 May 1920 Cork, Ireland |
Died | 24 December 2011(2011-12-24) (aged 91) Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse |
Ruth Isabel Cherrington
(m. 1945) |
Children | 4, including Shane |
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He was originally from County Cork and married Ruth Isabel Cherrington.[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent member in 1961, by the Dublin University constituency. He subsequently sat as a Fine Gael member.[3] He lost his seat at the 1965 election.[3]
His son Shane Ross, is a former Senator for Dublin University, and was a TD for Dublin Rathdown from 2011 to 2020, and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.[4]