William david ross biography of albert
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William Albert Ross was born to Edgar B. and Ann B. Ross in Chickasha, OK. He was a graduate of Kemper Military School of Boonville, MO in the 1940s. He graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1956 with a B.A. in Business Management.He was a first Lieutenant in the army and served one tour in Korea and the Phillipines during the Korean War. He married Patricia Ann Biles on November 15th, 1952 and had three sons, William A. Ross Jr, Thomas A. Ross and Robert A. Ross.
Mr. Ross worked for Shell Oil Company for 31 years in the finance and treasury departments before retiring in 1992. During his tenure with
He is preceded in death by his parents Edgar B Ross and Ann Bell Ross along with a brother Edgar B. Ross Jr., by his first wife, Patricia Ann Ross, and two sons, William A. Ross Jr. and Thomas A. Ross
In 1997 he married
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A remarkable collection of correspondence penned bygd giants of the 20th century to an Oxford academic sold in London last week.
The 22 letters from people including Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Charles De Gaulle and Chiang Kai-shek were recently begåvad by the family of Sir William David Ross (1877-1971) to Oxfam. The proceeds of the sale at Chiswick Auctions on October 10 raised £28,000 for the charity.
Sir William David Ross, a Scottish philosopher, translator, World War I veteran and civil servant was provost of Oriel College, Oxford, from 1929-47, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1941-44. Sitting on many governmental committees, his address book included many of the great and the good of 20th-century society.
The collection was donated to Oxfam by the family of Sir William’s daughter, Katherine Ross via Oxfam Valuer Shelley Hitch. In 1942, Katherine joined the first meeting of the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief – now known as Oxfam – in he
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Albert Henry Ross
English advertising agent and freelance writer (1881-1950)
Albert Henry Ross | |
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| Born | 1 January 1881 Kings Norton, Worcestershire |
| Died | 14 September 1950 Headley Down, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Frank Morison |
| Occupation(s) | advertiser, writer |
| Known for | writing the book Who Moved the Stone? |
Albert Henry Ross (1 January 1881 – 14 September 1950[1]), (pseudonym Frank Morison), was an English advertising agent and freelance writer known for writing the Christian apologetics book Who Moved the Stone? and And Pilate Said.
Biography
[edit]Ross was born on 1 January 1881 in Kings Norton, Worcestershire just slightly south of Birmingham.[2] His father, John Charles Ross (1838–1914) was a wine merchant who operated different businesses in Birmingham.[3] His mother was Mary Ann Ross (née Marshall) and she was born in Hollingbourne, Kent in 1850.[4] His p