George Murray Ross

George Murray Ross (1852 – 27 October 1927) was an Irish engineer.^[1]

Early life and education[]

He was born in Dublin in 1852, a son of William Ross and with an older brother also called William Ross.^[1] He was sent to Merchiston Castle School and studied engineering in Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 1873.^[1]

Career[]

He joined the Board of Works after graduating and later worked at his father's business before closing it down and setting up his own independent business at 61 Dawson Street.^[1]

He entered a partnership with William Kaye-Parry in 1898 or 1899.^[1] The two shared an interest in domestic sanitation.^[1]

He played a major part in the Dublin International Exhibition of 1907.^[1]

He was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland from 1909 to 1911.^[1] He was also vice-president of the Irish Roads Congress which was in April 1910.^[1]

In early summer 1917, as part of the First World War, he went to France as senior engineer in charge of a labour battalion to construct roads and railways.^[1]

Personal life[]

He married his wife Alice Jane circa 1879 and they had two children.^[1] Their son George Maybin Ross (1883-1954) obtained a Bachelor of Engineering from Trinity College Dublin in 1904 and worked briefly for Kay-Parry & Ross and had a distinguished career as an engineer in India.^[1]

Death[]

He died suddenly at his home, Summerfield in Dalkey, on 27 October 1927.^[1]

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