James Clyde Ross (31 July 1895 – 10 June 1975) was an Australian politician.
He was born atMarrickville inSydney to glass manufacturer Frank Ross, and Edith Mary,née Price. He attendedArncliffe College and served in the18th Battalion of theAustralian Imperial Force duringWorld War I, rising to the rank ofmajor. On 13 May 1918 he married Gwendoline Ella Dew.
After the war he worked as a clothing manufacturer and commercial traveller, and was prominent in theAll for Australia League. In 1932, he was elected to theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly as theUnited Australia Party member forKogarah, serving until his defeat in 1941. He was known as an opponent ofPremier and party leaderBertram Stevens, and was one of those to vote against him in the successful no-confidence motion in 1939. Ross died in 1975 atWentworthville.[1]
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