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Ross, John K. (John Kenneth), 1916-1978
1916-1978
John Kenneth Ross was born on April 15, 1916, in Montreal, Quebec.
The son of George A. Ross, a partner in the leading Canadian firm of Ross & MacDonald, was educated at Lower Canada College, Montreal, at Trinity College School, Port Hope, Ontario (1927-31), and at Westmount High School, Montreal, (1931-34). In 1934, he joined his father's firm as an assistant, preparing working drawings and supervising the construction of small projects. With the encouragement of his father, he moved to Boston, Mass. to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1936-39, then returned to Canada to attend architectural courses at McGill University in 1940-41 where he obtained his diploma. He rejoined Ross & MacDonald and after the death of both senior partners, he inherited the business and continued the practice in Montreal under a succession of names including Ross & Ross (1946-47); Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Heughan (1947-50); Ross, Patterson, Townsend (1951); Ross, Patterson, Townsend & Fish (1952-60), and Ross, Fish, Duchenes & Barrett (after 1960).
He died on January 28, 1978, in Montreal, Quebec.
is the business partner of
Ross, John K. (John Kenneth), 1916-1978