Thomas Randolph Ross (October 26, 1788 – June 28, 1869) was a United States Representative from Ohio. Born in New Garden Township, Pennsylvania, Ross completed preparatory studies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Lebanon, Ohio, in 1810. Ross was elected as a Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and reelected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon. He lost his eyesight in 1866. He died on his farm near Lebanon, Ohio, June 28, 1869, and was interred in Lebanon Cemetery.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by William Henry Harrison |
Representative from Ohio's 1st congressional district 1819-03-04 – 1823 |
Succeeded by James W. Gazlay |
| Preceded by John Wilson Campbell |
Representative from Ohio's 2nd congressional district 1823 – 1825-03-03 |
Succeeded by John Woods |
