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'''Alexander Ross''' (1800–1889) was a British civil servant in [[India]].

==Life==
In November 1808 he was appointed judge and magistrate of the District of Allyghur.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qo5JAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 The Asiatic annual register, or, A View of the history of Hindustan, and of politics, commerce, and literature of Asia, Vol. X – for the year 1808 edited by Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel #279]</ref>{{dubious|He was only eight years old|date=November 2015}}

He was Patron of [[Calcutta School-Book Society|Calcutta School Book Society]] form its institution on 4 July 1817.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 The Bengal directory and annual register #510]</ref>

He was temporarily appointed as a Member of the council of the Governor General on 8 January 1833 on which he was confirmed on 15 October 1833.<ref name="books.google.co.in">[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=toc&source=gbs_navlinks_s The India List and India Office List By India Office, Great Britain #118]</ref>

On 1 December 1835 he was posted as [[List of Governors of Agra|Governor]] of the [[Presidency of Agra]] where he served for over six months until 1 June 1836.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=toc&source=gbs_navlinks_s The India list and India Office list for 1905 By Great Britain, India Office #130]</ref>
On 27 April 1836 he was re-appointed as a Member of the council of the Governor General from which he resigned on 15 October 1838.<ref name="books.google.co.in" />
On 20 October 1837 he was appointed as President of the [[Council of India]], and Deputy Governor of the Presidency of Fort William and of the town of Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 The Bengal directory and annual register #58]</ref>
He was 1st Ordinary Member of the Supreme Council of [[Government of India]] in 1838.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 The Bengal directory and annual register #11]</ref> He was Deputy Governor in the Government of [[Bengal]] in 1838.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 The Bengal directory and annual register #8]</ref>

He was appointed Deputy Governor of the garrison at [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] in 1838.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=O94NAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0 The Bengal directory and annual register #251]</ref>

== References ==
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ A comprehensive history of India, civil, military and social By Henry Beveridge #246]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=gEMFAAAAQAAJ&q=ross Parbury's oriental herald and colonial intelligencer]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=xRcYAAAAYAAJ&q=ross Calcutta Monthly Journal and General Register of Occurrences]

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