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American attorney (1931–2020)
Stanford Ross
Ross in 1978
7th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
In office
October 5, 1978 – December 31, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byDon I. Wortman (acting)
Succeeded byHerbert Doggette (acting)
Personal details
Born(1931-10-09)October 9, 1931
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 88)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDorothy Ross
EducationWashington University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Stanford G. Ross (October 9, 1931 – August 26, 2020) was an American attorney who served as the 7th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 1978 to 1979.

Ross was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He went to Washington University as an undergraduate and went to Harvard Law School for his law degree. For four years he was a professor at the New York University School of Law, before becoming a White House staff assistant in 1967. From August 1967 to early 1968, he served as the Executive Director of the President's National Advisory Panel on Insurance in Riot-Affected Areas. Thereafter and until 1969, he was the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury. After resigning from the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, he began a law firm with Joseph A. Califano.

Ross was married to his wife, Dorothy, for sixty-two years. He had two children and two grandchildren. Ross died of heart failure on August 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C., at age 88.

References

  1. Edward Cowan (1979-07-17). "Social Security Commissioner Calls Improvements in Benefits Unlikely". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  2. ^ "Stanford G. Ross". Ssa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  3. ^ "STANFORD ROSS - Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. President's National Advisory Panel on Insurance in Riot-Affected Areas (1968). Meeting The Insurance Crisis Of Our Cities. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. ii–iii.
  5. "Commissioner of Social Security Nomination of Stanford G. Ross". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
Political offices
Preceded byDon I. Wortman
Acting 		Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
1978–1979 		Succeeded byHerbert Doggette
Acting
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
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