Background
Sloss was born in Sydney to William Sloss, a Scottish migrant, and his wife Catherine O"Neill.
Sloss was born in Sydney to William Sloss, a Scottish migrant, and his wife Catherine O"Neill.
In 1927 he joined the Australian Labor Party, and was active in the Municipal and Shires" Employees Union from 1925. In 1939, Sloss was elected to Sydney City Council for Phillip Ward. He would serve until 1941, and again for Macquarie Ward from 1950 to 1953.
From 1941 to 1945 he served in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force and was a gunner during the bombing of Darwin.
In 1956, Sloss was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for King, succeeding the retiring member, Labor"s Daniel Clyne. A safe seat, Sloss held it easily until its abolition in 1973, when he retired.
Sloss died in Sydney in 1990.
He returned to become a shipping clerk and waterside worker before resuming his political career. He was deputy chairman of the parliamentary party from 1968 to 1973.
He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1973, representing the seat of King. Sloss was also involved in the various Labor splits of the 1930s and 1940s, being a member of the State Labor Party.