William Benjamin Ross

William Benjamin K. C. Ross
The Right Hon.; William Benjamin K. C. Ross
Senator for De Lorimier, Quebec
	In office; January 20, 1912 – February 10, 1929
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by	François Béchard
Succeeded by	James Alexander Lougheed
Personal details
Born	December 2, 1855; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canad
Died	January 10, 1929 (aged 73)

William Benjamin K.C. Ross (December 12, 1855 – January 10, 1929) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman.

A lawyer by training, Ross practised law in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also pursued business interests such as helping found the Halifax Electric Tramway Company Limited. Ross was appointed to the Senate of Canada as a Conservative in 1912 by Sir Robert Borden.

In January 1926, he was appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Senate by Tory leader Arthur Meighen, and served briefly as Government Leader in the Canadian Senate when Meighen formed a short-lived government later that year. After the Conservatives lost the 1926 election, Ross resumed his position as Opposition Leader. Ross remained in that position until his death in 1929.

External links

William Benjamin Ross – Parliament of Canada biography

Government offices
Preceded by James Alexander Lougheed	Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada 1926	Succeeded by Raoul Dandurand
Preceded by Raoul Dandurand	Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada 1926–1929	Succeeded by Wellington Willoughby

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