Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/William_Donald_Ross> ?p ?o }
- William_Donald_Ross abstract "William Donald Ross (June 20, 1869 – June 25, 1947), was a financier, banker and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Born in 1869 in Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, Ross went to work for the Bank of Nova Scotia emptying wastebaskets at the age of 14. The family farm had failed and Ross left school in order to help make ends meet. He rose through the ranks, becoming manager of branches in Stellarton and New Glasgow before becoming manager of the Charlottetown branch at the age of 24.In 1901, he joined the Ministry of Finance in Ottawa before becoming general manager of the Metropolitan Bank of Toronto and moving to Toronto with his wife and children. In his new city, Ross helped find the funds to found Branksome Hall, a new private school for girls, operated by his cousin. In 1914, the Metropolitan Bank was acquired by the Bank of Nova Scotia, where Ross would ultimately become vice-president and sit on the board of directors.Ross's first wife, Susan Archibald McGregor, died in 1909. Her father would become Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. They had three children: Donald, Isabel and Susan. He later married Isabel MacKay and they had two children: Jean and John.A supporter of and fundraiser for the Liberal Party of Canada, Ross was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario by Governor General Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, on the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King, in 1926. He asked to be relieved from office in 1931 due to the onset of the Great Depression as his income from private investments declined and he was no longer sufficient to supplement the $10,000 annual salary he received in his vice-regal role. In 1937, Ross became co-owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team. His son Donald became club president.He died in Toronto in 1947.".
- William_Donald_Ross birthDate "1869-06-20".
- William_Donald_Ross birthPlace Bras_dOr,_Nova_Scotia.
- William_Donald_Ross deathDate "1947-06-25".
- William_Donald_Ross deathPlace Toronto.
- William_Donald_Ross monarch George_V.
- William_Donald_Ross office "Lieutenant Governor of Ontario".
- William_Donald_Ross orderInOffice "14th".
- William_Donald_Ross predecessor Henry_Cockshutt.
- William_Donald_Ross religion Presbyterianism.
- William_Donald_Ross successor William_Mulock.
- William_Donald_Ross termPeriod William_Donald_Ross__1.
- William_Donald_Ross thumbnail William_Donald_Ross.jpg?width=300.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageID "2875162".
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageLength "3875".
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageOutDegree "37".
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageRevisionID "705987110".
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Branksome_Hall.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Bras_dOr,_Nova_Scotia.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:1869_births.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:1947_deaths.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_Presbyterians.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_people_of_Scottish_descent.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lieutenant_Governors_of_Ontario.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Toronto.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_the_Cape_Breton_Regional_Municipality.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Charlottetown.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Freeman_Freeman-Thomas,_1st_Marquess_of_Willingdon.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink George_Stewart_Henry.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink George_V.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Governor_General_of_Canada.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Great_Depression.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Henry_Cockshutt.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Howard_Ferguson.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Liberal_Party_of_Canada.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Lieutenant_Governor_of_Nova_Scotia.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ontario.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Ontario.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Metropolitan_Bank_of_Toronto.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Minister_of_Finance_(Canada).
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Ottawa.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Presbyterianism.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Private_school.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Scotiabank.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Stellarton.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Toronto.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Toronto_Maple_Leafs_(International_League).
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink Vere_Ponsonby,_9th_Earl_of_Bessborough.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLink William_Mulock.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageWikiLinkText "William Donald Ross".
- William_Donald_Ross birthDate "1869-06-20".
- William_Donald_Ross birthPlace Bras_dOr,_Nova_Scotia.
- William_Donald_Ross caption "William Donald Ross in 1929".
- William_Donald_Ross children "Donald, Isabel, Susan, Jean and John".
- William_Donald_Ross deathDate "1947-06-25".
- William_Donald_Ross deathPlace Toronto.
- William_Donald_Ross governorGeneral Freeman_Freeman-Thomas,_1st_Marquess_of_Willingdon.
- William_Donald_Ross governorGeneral Vere_Ponsonby,_9th_Earl_of_Bessborough.
- William_Donald_Ross monarch George_V.
- William_Donald_Ross name "William Donald Ross".
- William_Donald_Ross nationality "Canadian".
- William_Donald_Ross occupation "financier, banker".
- William_Donald_Ross office "Lieutenant Governor of Ontario".
- William_Donald_Ross order "14".
- William_Donald_Ross predecessor Henry_Cockshutt.
- William_Donald_Ross premier George_Stewart_Henry.
- William_Donald_Ross premier Howard_Ferguson.
- William_Donald_Ross profession "Politician".
- William_Donald_Ross religion Presbyterianism.
- William_Donald_Ross spouse "Isabel MacKay".
- William_Donald_Ross spouse "Susan Archibald McGregor".
- William_Donald_Ross successor William_Mulock.
- William_Donald_Ross termEnd "1931-10-25".
- William_Donald_Ross termStart "1927-01-12".
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Birth_date.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Death_date_and_age.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_Officeholder.
- William_Donald_Ross wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:ONLG.
- William_Donald_Ross subject Category:1869_births.
- William_Donald_Ross subject Category:1947_deaths.
- William_Donald_Ross subject Category:Canadian_Presbyterians.
- William_Donald_Ross subject Category:Canadian_people_of_Scottish_descent.
- William_Donald_Ross subject Category:Lieutenant_Governors_of_Ontario.
- William_Donald_Ross subject Category:People_from_Toronto.
- William_Donald_Ross subject Category:People_from_the_Cape_Breton_Regional_Municipality.
- William_Donald_Ross hypernym Financier.
- William_Donald_Ross type Agent.
- William_Donald_Ross type OfficeHolder.
- William_Donald_Ross type Person.
- William_Donald_Ross type Politician.
- William_Donald_Ross type Person.
- William_Donald_Ross type Politician.
- William_Donald_Ross type Presbyterian.
- William_Donald_Ross type Protestant.
- William_Donald_Ross type Viceroy.
- William_Donald_Ross type Agent.
- William_Donald_Ross type NaturalPerson.
- William_Donald_Ross type Thing.