Alexander Ross

Scottish-born fur trader and historian, Ross emigrated to Upper Canada in 1805, entered the fur trade on the Pacific slope in 1810, and retired to Red River about 1825. He became sheriff (1839-52) and member of the Council of Assiniboia (1836-50). He was the author of Adventures of the first Settlers on the Oregon, Fur Hunters of the Far West, and The Red River Settlement : Its Rise Progress and Present State. He died at Red River.

Historien d’origine écossaise, Ross émigra au Haut-Canada en 1805. Il s’adonna au traffic des fourrures sur le versant du Pacifique en 1810 et se retira à la Rivière-Rough vers 1825. Shérif (1839-1852) et membre du conseil d’Assiniboia (1836-1850), il fut aussi l’auteur de Adventures of the First Steelers on the Oregon, Fur Hunters of the Far West et The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress and Present State. Il mourut à la Rivière-Rouge.