Ross, Edmund, 1887-1965

Pitt Ross (Box 8, Folder 11)

Pitt Ross was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 8, 1855. Educated in Kansas he worked in printing and publishing. In 1885 Pitt moved his wife, Maria C. Wilson and their family from Lawrence, Kansas to New Mexico where his father, Edmund G. Ross, was territorial governor. After moving to Santa Fe, Pitt was employed by the Office of the Surveyor General. In 1886, he established the Ross Engineering Company working as a land attorney and surveyor. The next year he moved to Albuquerque where for seven years he served as Albuquerque City Engineer and then Bernalillo County Surveyor until his death in 1925. In 1903 he was selected by the Governor to represent the Territory of New Mexico at the International Conference on Good Roads in Detroit, Michigan. He was also involved with the 16th National Irrigation Congress held in conjunction with the 28th annual New Mexico Territorial Fair and the International Industrial Exposition in 1908. Pitt was a charter member of the New Mexico Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, serving as president 1913-1915. He also belonged to the Masons, Presbyterian Church and New Mexico Democratic Party. He died March 2, 1925.

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