Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet
Scottish entrepreneur and inventor of the Ross rifle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, 9th Baronet (4 April 1872 – 29 June 1942) was a Scottish inventor and commercial entrepreneur who invented the innovative and often controversial straight-pull actioned Ross rifle.[1][2]
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Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet | |
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Born | Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross (1872-04-04)4 April 1872 Balnagown Castle, Scotland |
Died | 29 June 1942(1942-06-29) (aged 70) St. Petersburg, Florida |
Education | Eton College |
Occupation(s) | Inventor, entrepreneur |
Known for | Ross rifle |
Spouses | Winifred Berens (div. 1897)Patricia B. Ellison
(m. 1901; div. 1930)Dorothy Mercado (m. 1938) |
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