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Stanford G. Ross

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Stanford Ross
Ross in 1978
7th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
In office
October 5, 1978 – December 31, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byJames B. Cardwell
Don I. Wortman (acting)
Succeeded byWilliam J. Driver
Herbert Doggette (acting)
Personal details
Born(1931-10-09)October 9, 1931
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 88)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDorothy Ross
EducationWashington University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Stanford G. Ross (October 9, 1931 – August 26, 2020) was an American attorney who served as the 7th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 1978 to 1979.[1][2]

Ross was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He went to Washington University as an undergraduate and went to Harvard Law School for his law degree.[2][3] For four years he was a professor at the New York University School of Law, before becoming a White House staff assistant in 1967.[3][2] From August 1967 to early 1968, he served as the Executive Director of the President's National Advisory Panel on Insurance in Riot-Affected Areas.[4] Thereafter and until 1969, he was the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.[5] After resigning from the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, he began a law firm with Joseph A. Califano.[2]

Ross was married to his wife, Dorothy, for sixty-two years. He had two children and two grandchildren. Ross died of heart failure on August 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C., at age 88.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Edward Cowan (1979-07-17). "Social Security Commissioner Calls Improvements in Benefits Unlikely". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  2. ^ a b c d "Stanford G. Ross". Ssa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  3. ^ a b c "STANFORD ROSS - Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. ^ President's National Advisory Panel on Insurance in Riot-Affected Areas (1968). Meeting The Insurance Crisis Of Our Cities. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. ii–iii.
  5. ^ "Commissioner of Social Security Nomination of Stanford G. Ross". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
Political offices
Preceded by Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
1978–1979
Succeeded by