| John Wilson Ross | |
|---|---|
 John Wilson Ross, circa 1939 | |
| Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court | |
| In office November 13, 1918 – January 6, 1919. | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Franklin |
| Succeeded by | Albert C. Baker |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the Cochise County district | |
| In office January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1930Serving with Fred Sutter | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1863 Berryville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1945(1945-06-30) (aged 81) Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat |
John Wilson Ross (November 1863 – June 30, 1945) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919. At 8 weeks, Ross served the shortest tenure in the court's history while his brother, Henry D. Ross, served the longest.
Ross was appointed by Governor George W. P. Hunt to replace outgoing Justice Alfred Franklin, who'd been defeated in the 1918 primary by Albert C. Baker. Franklin resigned before the end of his term to take a position as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Arizona–New Mexico District.
Ross later served in the 9th Arizona State Legislature, representing Cochise County.
References
- The Arizona Supreme Court: Its 2000–2001 Decisions, 34 Ariz. St. L.J. 369, 373 (2002)
- Goff, John S. (1975). Arizona Territorial Officials Volume I: The Supreme Court Justices 1863–1912. Cave Creek, Arizona: Black Mountain Press. p. 140. OCLC 1622668.
- James W. Byrkit, Forging the Copper Collar: Arizona's Labor-Management War of 1901–1921 (2016), p. 291.
- "Alfred Franklin Named Collector of U.S. Revenue". El Paso Herald. October 24, 1918. p. 8.
- "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1928, Eighth Legislature, Fifth and Sixth Special Sessions, 1929, Ninth Legislature, First Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- Arizona Legislators-John Wilson Ross