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John Ross Native American leader John Ross was an admiral of the British Royal Navy. ... John Ross (Tain, County Ross, Scotland, 29 January 1726 - March 1800, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a merchant and an important figure in the American Revolution. ... Betsy Ross and two children presenting her sewn flag to George Washington and others Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752 - January 30, 1836) was an American woman who is said to have sewn the first American flag. ... Engraving of Ross Sir John Ross (June 24, 1777 – August 30, 1856) was a British rear admiral and Arctic explorer. ... Photograph of Ross John Ross John Ross (October 3, 1790 - August 1, 1866), also known as Kooweskoowe - the egret, was a leader of the Cherokee Native American tribe. ... John Ross (March 10, 1818 – January 31, 1871) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman. ... John Ross was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... John K.L. Ross (1876? - July 25, 1951) was a Canadian industrialist, sportsman, and naval officer. ... John Ross is a socialist activist and economic advisor to Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. ... John Ross was a hatter in Falkirk whose fortune was stolen by a lawyer on his death. ... John Robert Háj Ross is a linguist who played a part in the development of generative semantics along with George Lakoff, James D. McCawley, and Paul Postal. ... John Ross is the author of the bestselling novel Unintended Consequences, a controversial work of historic fiction that uses fictional characters involved in real events. ... Unintended Consequences by John Ross, 1996 Unintended Consequences is a novel by author John Ross, first published in 1996 by Accurate Press. ... John Ross (Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, February 24, 1770-January 31, 1834, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania), was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from Pennsylvania. ... John Ross (b. ... John Ross was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Albury. ... John Ross is a fictional character from the Word/Void series by Terry Brooks. ... Terry Brooks Terry Brooks (born January 8, 1944) is a writer of fantasy fiction. ... The Word/Void Series by Terry Brooks is a trilogy of dark fantasy novels set in present or near-future Illinois. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...


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Cherokee Chief John Ross (1816 words)
It was during this battle that John Ross swam the frigid waters of the Tallapoosa River to help steal the Creek's "getaway" canoes which were then used by the Cherokee in a rear attack on the Creek Indians.
John Ross hope to have a star on the U.S. flag for the State of Cherokee was in vain.
John Ross carried a petition to Washington with 15,000 signatures, 90 percent of all Cherokee, in protest.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: John Ross (1790-1866) (673 words)
Ross was born on October 3, 1790, in Turkey Town, on the Coosa River near present-day Center, Alabama.
The profits from the store at Ross's Landing on the Tennessee River (at present-day Chattanooga, Tennessee) enabled Ross in 1827 to establish a plantation and ferry business where the Oostanaula and Etowah rivers flow together to form the Coosa River, located at what is now Rome.
As Ross took the reins of the Cherokee government in 1827, white Georgians increased their lobbying efforts to remove the Cherokees from the Southeast.
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