Mr William Forrest Maxwell ROSS (1888 - 1966)**
- Date of Birth: 23/02/1888
- Place of Birth: Darlington Point, New South Wales, Australia
- Date of Death: 19/03/1966
- Place of Death: Minto, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 11 Jun 1932 | 18 Apr 1941 | 8yr(s) 10mth(s) 8day(s)
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| Member for Cootamundra | 11 Jun 1932 | 12 Apr 1935 | 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s)
30th (1932 - 1935) |  |
| Member for Cootamundra | 11 May 1935 | 24 Feb 1938 | 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s)
31st (1935 - 1938) | |
| Member for Cootamundra | 26 Mar 1938 | 18 Apr 1941 | 3yr(s) 24day(s)
32nd (1938 - 1941) | |
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Political Party Activity
Country Party, councillor 1932, 1945 - 1949, member of central executive 1952 - 1953.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Grazier. Educated at Scots College, Sydney; on grazing property Harden to which the family moved in 1903; owned Inverlochy station, Harden which sold before purchasing Waradgery station near Yass in 1936, subdivided retaining part of the station; director of Silver Spray Flour Mill, Murrumburrah; councillor of Grazier's Association 1931 - 1940, president of Harden branch; committee of local Pastoral and Agricultural Association; councillor of Presbyterian Ladies' College., Goulburn and Scots College., Sydney; member of Farmers and Settlers Association in 1936; noted polo player.
Military Service
Served in Australian Infantry Forces 1915 - 1919, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Palestine and Mesopotamia, lieutenant.
Personal
Son of William Eglington, grazier, and Elizabeth Emily Beveridge. Married (1) Elizabeth Gibson in 1922. Married (2) Grace Shuttle. Presbyterian.
Additional Information
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