George Ross (delegate)

George Ross Jr was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. He was also the uncle of the man who married Betsy Griscom in 1773, giving her her famous married name Betsy Ross. In 1952, he, George Washington, and Robert Morris appeared on a 3cent stamp commemorating Betsy Ross.

He was born in New Castle, Delaware, and educated at home. He studied law at his brother Johns law office, the common practice in those days, and was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia. Initially a Tory, he served as Crown Prosecutor foryears and was elected to the provincial legislature in 1768. There, his sympathies began to change, and he became a strong supporter of the colonial assemblies in their disputes with Parliament.

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