Charles Ross (Ross-shire MP, born 1721)
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Charles Ross (1721–1745) was a Scottish soldier and Member of Parliament.
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He was the second son of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Kerr, 2nd Marquess of Lothian. In 1732 he succeeded his great-uncle General Charles Ross to the estate of Balnagown.
He joined Colonel Douglas's regiment of marines as a second lieutenant in 1739, and became lieutenant and captain in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards in 1741. That year he was elected to Parliament for Ross-shire.
He was killed at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745. Balnagown passed to his father.
References
[edit]- Romney R. Sedgwick, ROSS, Hon. Charles (1721-45), of Balnagowan, Ross. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, 1970.