Background
Ross, Robert Lee was born on March 16, 1925 in New Hampton, Missouri, United States. Son of Wilbur Carter and Nellie Naomi (Hawkins) Ross.
Ross, Robert Lee was born on March 16, 1925 in New Hampton, Missouri, United States. Son of Wilbur Carter and Nellie Naomi (Hawkins) Ross.
Bachelor of Arts Missouri, 1947. Juris Doctor, University Missouri, 1949.
Partner Allebach & Ross, Albany, Missouri, 1949—1963. Sole practice, 1963—1968. Associate professor law University Missouri, Columbia, 1968—1970, professor, 1970—1984, counsel, 1979—1984, general counsel, from 1984.
Special counsel Missouri Bar Advisory Committee, Sedalia, 1955—1959. Member, reporter Supreme Court Rules Committee, Jefferson City, Missouri, 1969—1983. Prosecuting attorney Gentry County, Albany, 1951—1952.
Member, president Albany Board Education, 1958—1962. Member of American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association.
Married Virginia Lee Scott, May 4, 1945. Children: Scott, Christopher, Anne, Carter.