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Charles Rawden Maclean, also known as "John Ross", was born on 17 August 1815 [a] in Fraserburgh and died 13 August 1880 at sea on the RMS Larne while en route to Southampton. [6] In a tribute to him during the re-dedication of his grave in Southampton in 2009, the Zulu War author and broadcaster Ian Knight said:
The "John Ross Parkway" (P496) which links Richards Bay to Empangeni and the N2 highway is named after "John Ross" (real name, Charles Rawden Maclean), who at the age of 15 walked from Port Natal to Maputo and back to procure medicine and supplies for the early settlers. [11]
The Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, which includes the waters off Rossport, was created by Parks Canada on June 24, 2015. [28]In 2009, an eight-island archipelago just off Rossport, including Wilson Island, was purchased from private owners and was to become a Canadian federal natural area under a joint deal backed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Government of Canada ...
In 1858, Calvert donated the land that the Rossborough building sat on to the Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland at College Park). [ 5 ] The Rossborough Inn was a faculty residence when, in 1864, during the Civil War , Confederate Army General Bradley T. Johnson (of Frederick, Maryland ) and his cavalry brigade occupied ...
Over the years John F. Ross has donated tens of thousands of dollars to charity. During the 2008–2009 school year, the school took part in the Spread the Net challenge promoted by Rick Mercer . By the end of the competition the school had raised more than $55,000 to help fight malaria, the highest total in Canada for any school.
Rev. John C. Ross, dean of St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, is retiring at the end of December after 39 years.Ross, a popular and respected religious leader in Knoxville, started in 1985 as an ...
John Ross (March 11, 1938 – January 17, 2011) was an American author, poet, journalist, and activist who lived in Mexico and wrote extensively on the country's politics, its people and leftwing political movements.
John Ellis Ross III (born November 27, 1995) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Washington and was selected ninth overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2017 NFL draft .