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William Bradford Ross (December 4, 1873–October 2, 1924) was born in Dover, Tennessee to Ambrose B. Ross and Sue (Gray) Ross. December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...
October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ...
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Dover is a city located in Stewart County, Tennessee. ...
As a young lawyer in Dover, Ross met Nellie Davis Tayloe while she was on a visit to her relatives. The two married a year and a half later, on September 11, 1902, in Omaha, Nebraska. They would have four sons: twins George Tayloe and James Ambrose (b. 1903), Alfred Duff, (born in 1905 and died ten months later), and William Bradford (b. 1912). Nellie Tayloe Ross (November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. ...
September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...
1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). ...
Ross decided to practice law in the West, and the young couple moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming after their marriage. His general law practice there was very successful there and soon he became one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in the state. He ran for office several times, but always lost in heavily Republican Wyoming. Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1867 Incorporated Laramie County Mayor Jack R. Spiker Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 57. ...
The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ...
Finally, in 1922, Ross was elected governor of Wyoming by appealing to progressive voters in both parties. He advocated stronger Prohibition laws and called for tax cuts, government assistance for poor farmers, banking reform, and laws protecting children, women workers, and miners. However, after little more than a year and a half in office, he died from complications following an appendectomy. Soon thereafter, his widow became the first female governor in United States history. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Prohibition was a period in the united states when alcohol became illegal. ...
An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. ...
Ross was a delegate to the 1924 Democratic National Convention. He was an Episcopalian, a Freemason, and a member of Kiwanis. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ...
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Washington DC is the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. ...
The Masonic Square and Compasses. ...
Kiwanis International is a service organization whose mission is Serving the Children of the World. The organization was founded on January 21, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan and is now headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...
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