ROSS, Charles (1763-1814), of Balnagown, Ross.

Constituency	Dates
Tain (Northern) Burghs	30 June 1786
Tain Burghs	1790 – 96
Ross-shire	1802 – 06
Linlithgow Burghs	1806 – 07

Family and Education

b. 1763, 1st s. of John Lockhart Ross. m. (1) c.1788, Matilda Theresa (d. 1 Feb. 1791), da. and h. of James Lockhart Wishart, count of the Holy Roman Empire, lt.-gen. in the Austrian service, 1s. 1da.; (2) 15 Apr. 1799, Lady Mary Rebecca Fitzgerald, da. of William Robert, 2nd Duke of Leinster [I], 1s. 5da. suc. fa. 9 June 1790.

Offices Held

Cornet 7 Drag. 1780, lt. 1783; capt. 3 Horse 1784; maj. 37 Ft. 1787; lt. col. 1791; maj.-gen. 1798; col. commandant 85 Ft. 1800; lt.-gen. 1805; col. 86 Ft. 1806 – 10; col. 37 Ft. 1810 – d.

Address

Main residence: Balnagown, Ross.

biography text

Charles (Lockhart) Ross was brought in for Tain Burghs with Government support, in opposition to his namesake Gen. Charles Ross. He voted with the ministry on the Regency question; he is not known to have spoken during his first Parliament.

He died 8 Feb. 1814.

Author

E.H.-G.

Volume

Commons 1754-1790