Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet

Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet
Born
Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross

(1872-04-04)4 April 1872
Balnagown Castle, Scotland
Died29 June 1942(1942-06-29) (aged 70)
St. Petersburg, Florida
EducationEton College
OccupationsInventor, entrepreneur
Known forRoss rifle
Spouses
Winifred Berens
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(div. 1897)​
Patricia B. Ellison
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(m. 1901; div. 1930)​
Dorothy Mercado
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(m. 1938)​

Sir Charles Henry Augustus Frederick Lockhart Ross, 9th Baronet (4 April 1872 – 29 June 1942) was a British inventor and commercial entrepreneur who invented the innovative and often controversial straight-pull actioned Ross rifle.

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