Ross M. Lence

Ross Marlo Anthony Lence (December 19, 1943 – July 11, 2006) was an American political scientist. He was professor of political science at the University of Houston from 1971 to 2006, where he was John and Rebecca Moores Professor and then held the Ross M. Lence Distinguished Teaching Chair, named and endowed in his honor in 2001. He taught political philosophy, American political thought, and American government as a member of the political science and honors college faculties. He edited a Liberty Fund volume of the works of John C. Calhoun, Union and Liberty: The Political Philosophy of John C. Calhoun.

Early life and education Lence was born in Whitefish, Montana, on December 19, 1943. His father, Marlo, was a foreman on the Great Northern Railway; his mother, Nickie stayed home to raise Ross and his brother, John, before taking a job to run a photography studio. Ross graduated from Whitefish High School with a 4.0 GPA and was valedictorian of his class.

After completing his BA degree at the University of Chicago, who took Ross on a 15,000-mile, 5-year trip across America to give Ross first-hand experience of the country. He graduated from Indiana University in 1970 with a PhD. This article has been made accessible with permission. He edited a Liberty Fund volume of the works of John C. Calhoun, Union and Liberty: The Political Philosophy of John C. Calhoun.

Selected works

Union and Liberty: The Political Philosophy of John C. Calhoun. Liberty Fund, 1992.