. . . . . . . . . "George Arthur Emilius Ross"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Provincial treasurer" . . . . "John Studholme"@en . "England"@en . . . . . "George Ross (farmer)"@en . . . "1858-07-20"^^ . . . . . . . . . "St Peter's Church graveyard"@en . . . . . . . . . . "George Arthur Emilius Ross (some sources say Aemilius, \u00C6milius, or Emileus; 1829 \u2013 23 November 1876) was a New Zealand farmer and provincial politician. A cultured and well-educated man, he suffered a breakdown while at Oxford University and relocated to Christchurch for health reasons before he finished his degree. After a short period as a cadet to learn the basics of sheep farming, he became a major land owner. He was an elected member of the Canterbury Provincial Council (1858\u20131861; 1862\u20131865) for the rural Rakaia electorate and was on the Canterbury Provincial Executive Council on a number of occasions (1859; 1863\u20131867) including nearly two years as provincial treasurer. Well-liked as an individual, he was chaotic as a businessman and went bankrupt after a harsh winter in 1867 that caused great loss of stock. He suffered a mental breakdown and disappeared from public life thereafter, with his young wife, Sibella, sustaining the family by running a school that her parents had financed for them. Ross died young aged 48 and his wife outlived him by five decades, bringing up a family of eight children by herself. The West Coast town of Ross was named after him during his lifetime."@en . "1862-04-28"^^ . . . . "George Arthur Emilius Ross"@en . "1829"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "eight"@en . "1876-11-23"^^ . "69670370"^^ . . . . . "1124455125"^^ . "Provincial treasurer"@en . . . . "1865-04-01"^^ . "1876-11-23"^^ . . . . "1861-07-24"^^ . "George Arthur Emilius Ross (some sources say Aemilius, \u00C6milius, or Emileus; 1829 \u2013 23 November 1876) was a New Zealand farmer and provincial politician. A cultured and well-educated man, he suffered a breakdown while at Oxford University and relocated to Christchurch for health reasons before he finished his degree. After a short period as a cadet to learn the basics of sheep farming, he became a major land owner. He was an elected member of the Canterbury Provincial Council (1858\u20131861; 1862\u20131865) for the rural Rakaia electorate and was on the Canterbury Provincial Executive Council on a number of occasions (1859; 1863\u20131867) including nearly two years as provincial treasurer. Well-liked as an individual, he was chaotic as a businessman and went bankrupt after a harsh winter in 1867 that ca"@en . "1865-04-01"^^ . . . . . . "January 1867"@en . . . . . "Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City"@en . . . "Charles Haslewood"@en . "Francis Stewart"@en . . . . . . . "27371"^^ . . . . . "Farmer, politician"@en . . . . . . . . . . "George Ross"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "George Ross"@en . .