Charles Ross
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Charles Ross may refer to:
Military and politics
Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1667) (1667–1732), Scottish general and MP
Charles Ross (Ross-shire MP, born 1721) (1721–1745), Scottish soldier and MP
Charles Ross (Royal Navy officer) (1776–1849)
Charles Ross (MP for Northampton) (1799–1860), British Member of Parliament for Orford, St Germans and Northampton
Charles N. Ross (c. 1842–?), New York State Treasurer
Charles Campbell Ross (1849–1920), British politician and banker
Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1864) (1864–1930), First World War divisional commander
Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, 7th Baronet (c. 1763–1814), Scottish landowner, politician, and British Army officer
Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, 8th Baronet, son of Sir Charles Lockhart-Ross, 7th Baronet and father of Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet
Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet (1872–1942), inventor of the Ross rifle, used by the Canadian army during World War I
C. Ben Ross (1876–1946), governor of Idaho
Charles G. Ross (SAAF officer) (1892–?), South African World War I flying ace
Charlie Ross (Mississippi politician) (born 1956), American politician and attorney
Charles Ross (Washington politician), politician from the US state of Washington
Charles Cathmer Ross (1884–1938), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
Charles Henderson Ross (1864–1919), Scottish businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Other people
Karl Ross (1816–1858), German painter born and sometimes known as Charles.
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