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Ross Ellis

Lieutenant Colonel Ross Laird Ellis (1915–1983) was a politician and a military man from Alberta, Canada.Ellis primarily served in the Canadian Military. He joined in 1932 and rose through the ranks to become head of The Calgary Highlanders. He retired from active service in 1945 and bought a Chrysler dealership in High River, Alberta.Ross launched his political career in 1947 by getting elected to the High River town council. He became mayor until 1952 and served that position for 12 years until 1964. Wikipedia