Sir john ross biography definition
Sir john ross biography definition
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John Ross (Royal Navy officer)
Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)
For other people with similar names, see John Ross (disambiguation).
Sir John RossCB (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer and polar explorer.
He was the uncle of Sir James Clark Ross, who explored the Arctic with him, and later led expeditions to Antarctica.
Biography
Early life
John Ross was born in Balsarroch, West Galloway, Scotland, on 24 June 1777, the son of the Reverend Andrew Ross of Balsarroch, Minister of Inch in Wigtownshire, and Elizabeth Corsane, daughter of Robert Corsane, the Provost of Dumfries.
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His family home was on the shore of Loch Ryan, at Stranraer.
Naval career
In 1786, aged nine, Ross joined the Royal Navy as a first-class volunteer and was assigned to HMS Pearl. It soon sailed to the Mediterranean Sea, where it remained until 1789.
He then served aboard HMS Impregnable for several months before a transfer to