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Memorable Manitobans: Hugh Ross (1856-1894)Building contractor. Born at Sonnybrae, Pictou County, Nova Scotia on 21 October 1856, he moved to Winnipeg in 1880, where he joined his brothers Duncan and Neil as a building contractor. He became valuator for the Permanent Mortgage and Trusts Company. In 1882 at Emerson, he married Elizabeth Ann Johns (?-?) of Exeter, Ontario and they had two sons: David Johns Ross (1887-?) and Harold Hugh Ross (1891-?). He was Sunday School superintendent of St. Andrew’s Church. He resided at 146 Mayfair Avenue, Winnipeg. He died at Winnipeg on 24 November 1894. Sources:Birth and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics. The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913. Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 4 May 2020
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