William+B.+Ross


 * William B. Ross **


 * Democrat • Cheyenne**
 * Governor 1923-1924**

William B. Ross was born in Dover, Tennessee on December 4, 1873. He moved to Cheyenne in 1901 and soon developed a successful law practice. Ross was a member of the Episcopal Church, a Mason, a charter member of the Young Men's Literary Club and a member of the state board of law examiners. In politics, h e was elected prosecuting attorney of Laramie County from 1906 but was later unsuccessful in his quest for Congress and in 1917, for governor. In 1922, Ross was again nominated for governor but this time was elected. While in office, he became ill and died on October 2, 1924. He is buried in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

He married Nellie Tayloe on September 11, 1902. They had four children. Nellie Tayloe Ross succeeded her husband as governor. To date, they are the only husband and wife to have both served as governor of Wyoming.


 * [[file:Gov Ross inaugural speech 1923 Cody Enterprise Jan. 3.pdf|Inaugural Speech 1923]]**
 * Message to the Legislature, 1923**

The [|William B. Ross Collection]
The records of Governor Ross' term in office include:
 * __General Records__
 * Petition, Wiley and Wiley vs. Governor Ross
 * Railroad Car Blueprint
 * __Administrative Records__
 * Correspondence
 * General Correspondence
 * Wyoming State Departmental Correspondence
 * U.S. Departmental Correspondence
 * Lake View Canal Project Correspondence
 * __Appointments__
 * Correspondence
 * Bonds
 * __Requisitions and Extraditions__
 * Requests
 * Rewards
 * __Legislative Affairs__
 * Petition, Tax Exemption for Sugar Factories
 * Message to the Legislature, 1923


 * Additional Resources **
 * "The 'Other' Governor Ross: William B. Ross," Wyoming Postscripts, 12/4/2015. (accessed 1/26/2016)