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Sir Robert Dalrymple Ross (1827–1887) was an army officer, politician and businessman. He was born at St Vincent in the West Indies, son of John Pemberton Ross, Speaker of the House of Assembly at St Vincent, and his wife, the only daughter of Dr Alexander Anderson. His father was a slave-owner and received compensation for the emancipation of slaves on Nevis. He was educated in England, joined the British Army in 1855, and commissioned in 1856. Ross died in hospital at North Adelaide on 27 December 1887 and was buried, after a state funeral, in St George's cemetery, Woodforde.

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rdfs:comment	Sir Robert Dalrymple Ross (1827–1887) was an army officer, politician and businessman. He was born at St Vincent in the West Indies, son of John Pemberton Ross, Speaker of the House of Assembly at St Vincent, and his wife, the only daughter of Dr Alexander Anderson. His father was a slave-owner and received compensation for the emancipation of slaves on Nevis. He was educated in England, joined the British Army in 1855, and commissioned in 1856. Ross died in hospital at North Adelaide on 27 December 1887 and was buried, after a state funeral, in St George's cemetery, Woodforde. (en)
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