Background
Ross, Lewis P. was born on January 30, 1843 in Tuscarora, New York, United States. Son of Mahlon L. and Mary J. (Gager) Ross.
Ross, Lewis P. was born on January 30, 1843 in Tuscarora, New York, United States. Son of Mahlon L. and Mary J. (Gager) Ross.
Educated in country schools.
Wholesale dealer in boots and shoes in Rochester, since 1865. President P. A. Field Shoe Company, Beverly, Massachusetts, George H. Snow Company, Brockton, Massachusetts. Chief partner in G. East. Thing & Company, whol. boots and shoes, Buffalo.
President Fidelity Trust Company.
Member F. M. Hodgdon, shoe manufacturers, Haverhill, Massachusetts One of organizers, 3d president, and trustee, since 1883, Rochester Chamber of Commerce. President board trustees, University of Rochester.
Member F. M. Hodgdon, shoe manufacturers, Haverhill, Massachusetts One of organizers, 3d president, and trustee, since 1883, Rochester Chamber of Commerce. President board trustees, University of Rochester.
Married Anna Conklin, May 31, 1866.