Ross, James H.

Dates:
Active 1933
Active 1937

Biographical notes:

James H. Ross was born in Green County, Ohio. When he was six, Ross's family moved to Monroe County, West Virginia where he attended school until he was seventeen. His family moved back to Ohio where he finished his schooling at Bowersville High School. After graduating, Ross moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and began working for M. T. Garvin & Co. Ross left M. T. Garvin & Co. in 1928 and established his own store, James H. Ross Ready to Wear Department Store, in December of that same year. James H. Ross was elected Mayor of Lancaster as a Democrat in 1934.

From the description of The Mayor James H. Ross collection, 1933-1937. (Lancaster County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 530534776

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Subjects:

  • Business records
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Correspondence
  • Local election
  • Local taxation
  • Mayor
  • Scrapbooks
  • Speeches

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  • Pennsylvania--Lancaster (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania--Lancaster County (as recorded)
  • Lancaster (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)