Lewis W. Ross
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Colonel Lewis Winans Ross |
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Lewis W. Ross photographed by Mathew Brady ca. 1865
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
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In office 1840–1842 |
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| Preceded by | Newton Walker |
| Succeeded by | Horace Turner |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
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In office 1844–1846 |
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| Preceded by | Horace Turner |
| Succeeded by | Reuben McDowell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | William J. Allen |
| Succeeded by | Thompson W. McNeely |
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| Born |
December 8, 1812 Dutchess County, New York |
| Died | October 29, 1895 (aged 82) Lewistown, Illinois |
| Resting place |
Oak Hill Cemetery Lewistown, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Mildred Simms (1822–1902) |
| Children | 12 |
| Residence | Lewistown, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Illinois College |
| Occupation | Attorney, merchant, banker |
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| Military service | |
| Rank | Sergeant, Captain |
| Battles/wars |
Black Hawk War Mexican-American War |
Lewis Winans Ross (December 8, 1812 – October 29, 1895) was an Illinois attorney, merchant, and U.S. Representative from Illinois' 9th congressional district. He was widely known as an antiwar Peace Democrat or Copperhead during the American Civil War.
Born near Seneca Falls, New York, on December 8, 1812, Lewis Ross was the oldest son of Ossian M. and Mary (Winans) Ross. In 1820, Lewis Ross moved with his family to Illinois, where his father had been given land in the Illinois Military Tract in return for military service in the War of 1812. In 1821, the family settled in an area that later became Lewistown, Illinois, named for Lewis Ross by his father. Lewis Ross received his early education in pioneer schools, and then attended Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, graduating in 1838. He studied law with Josiah Lamborn, a noted lawyer of the day, and was admitted to the bar, commencing the practice of law in Lewistown in 1839.
Lewis Ross married Frances Mildred Simms (1822-1902) in Lewistown, Illinois, on June 13, 1839. Lewis and Frances Ross had 12 children:John Wesley Ross (1841-1902), a distinguished attorney who served as president of the Washington, D. C., Board of Commissioners; Mary Frances Ross (1843-1844); Ossian Reuben Ross (1845-1863), who committed suicide while a student at the University of Michigan; Ellen Caroline Ross (1846-1880); Lewis Cass "Lute" Ross (1848-1916); Frank Rutledge Ross (1851-1886); Henry Lee Ross (1852-1856); Alice Ross (1854-1855); Pike Clinton Ross (1855-1917); Frances Walker Ross (1857-1885); Jennie L. Ross (1859-1941); and an unnamed daughter who died in infancy (her gravestone is marked "Babe").
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