The Troy Daily Times, Troy, N. Y. Friday 2 Jan 1874
Elias Ross, of the firm of Ross & Smith, leather dealers, died at 4 o'clock this morning at his residence, No. 110 Third Street, of a complication of disease. Mr. Ross was for nearly half a century a resident of this city. He came here from Newark, N. J., about 1830 and established himself in business as a silver plater.
Until 1844 he carried on business in a small building which occupied part of the present site of Cannon Place. Mr. Ross did all the silver plating for Orsamus Eaton's carriage factory, when it stood on the site of the Union Depot [train station now defunct].
Francis Drake, now a well known merchant, served his apprenticeship with Mr. Ross. About 1845 Mr. Ross entered the leather business in connection with Lampson Smith. He was elected assistant alderman in 1847, and when that office was abolished became alderman for the second ward; he held the position until 1850.
For some yeas previously a director of the Commercial Bank, he assumed a like position with the Mutual Bank when it was established in 1852. He connection with the Mutual Bank continued until his death. Mr. Ross rose from the ranks. By his own exertions he amassed considerable wealth. He was modest, courteous and withal correct in his life. He passed away at the ripe age of seventy-seven.
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Elias Ross, of the firm of Ross & Smith, leather dealers, died at 4 o'clock this morning at his residence, No. 110 Third Street, of a complication of disease. Mr. Ross was for nearly half a century a resident of this city. He came here from Newark, N. J., about 1830 and established himself in business as a silver plater.
Until 1844 he carried on business in a small building which occupied part of the present site of Cannon Place. Mr. Ross did all the silver plating for Orsamus Eaton's carriage factory, when it stood on the site of the Union Depot [train station now defunct].
Francis Drake, now a well known merchant, served his apprenticeship with Mr. Ross. About 1845 Mr. Ross entered the leather business in connection with Lampson Smith. He was elected assistant alderman in 1847, and when that office was abolished became alderman for the second ward; he held the position until 1850.
For some yeas previously a director of the Commercial Bank, he assumed a like position with the Mutual Bank when it was established in 1852. He connection with the Mutual Bank continued until his death. Mr. Ross rose from the ranks. By his own exertions he amassed considerable wealth. He was modest, courteous and withal correct in his life. He passed away at the ripe age of seventy-seven.
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The Troy Daily Times, Troy, N. Y. Friday 2 Jan 1874
Elias Ross, of the firm of Ross & Smith, leather dealers, died at 4 o'clock this morning at his residence, No. 110 Third Street, of a complication of disease. Mr. Ross was for nearly half a century a resident of this city. He came here from Newark, N. J., about 1830 and established himself in business as a silver plater.
Until 1844 he carried on business in a small building which occupied part of the present site of Cannon Place. Mr. Ross did all the silver plating for Orsamus Eaton's carriage factory, when it stood on the site of the Union Depot [train station now defunct].
Francis Drake, now a well known merchant, served his apprenticeship with Mr. Ross. About 1845 Mr. Ross entered the leather business in connection with Lampson Smith. He was elected assistant alderman in 1847, and when that office was abolished became alderman for the second ward; he held the position until 1850.
For some yeas previously a director of the Commercial Bank, he assumed a like position with the Mutual Bank when it was established in 1852. He connection with the Mutual Bank continued until his death. Mr. Ross rose from the ranks. By his own exertions he amassed considerable wealth. He was modest, courteous and withal correct in his life. He passed away at the ripe age of seventy-seven.
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Elias Ross, of the firm of Ross & Smith, leather dealers, died at 4 o'clock this morning at his residence, No. 110 Third Street, of a complication of disease. Mr. Ross was for nearly half a century a resident of this city. He came here from Newark, N. J., about 1830 and established himself in business as a silver plater.
Until 1844 he carried on business in a small building which occupied part of the present site of Cannon Place. Mr. Ross did all the silver plating for Orsamus Eaton's carriage factory, when it stood on the site of the Union Depot [train station now defunct].
Francis Drake, now a well known merchant, served his apprenticeship with Mr. Ross. About 1845 Mr. Ross entered the leather business in connection with Lampson Smith. He was elected assistant alderman in 1847, and when that office was abolished became alderman for the second ward; he held the position until 1850.
For some yeas previously a director of the Commercial Bank, he assumed a like position with the Mutual Bank when it was established in 1852. He connection with the Mutual Bank continued until his death. Mr. Ross rose from the ranks. By his own exertions he amassed considerable wealth. He was modest, courteous and withal correct in his life. He passed away at the ripe age of seventy-seven.
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