About Leslie P. Ross
Lived 1863 – 1944 (aged 80–81). Leslie P. Ross was an American politician.
Leslie P. Ross was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and as the 1st Mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma. He was also a Democratic candidate in the 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.
Biography Leslie P. Ross was born on February 4, 1863, in Camden, Arkansas. His father was a confederate veteran and county sheriff. In 1890, he was elected to the Oklahoma Territorial Senate. He was elected the first Mayor of Lawton on October 24, 1901. He was later elected to the 2nd Oklahoma Legislature. He was a Democratic candidate in the 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, but lost the primary election. He died March 9, 1944.
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American politician
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Leslie P. Ross was born in 1863.
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Leslie P. Ross died in 1944.
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