Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23
NESTOR OF BAR ASSOCIATION
Chancellor L. W. Ross Expires Suddenly
from Attack Of Apoplexy.
HAS HAD LONG AND INDUSTRIOUS CAREER
Practically the Founder of LAW schOo
of the State University and
for Four Years It's
Chancellor

Chancellor Lewis W. Ross, senior mem
Der Of the Pottawattamie county bar and
one OF the pioneer lawmakers OF Iowa, died
suddenly at an early hour yesterday morn
ing at his home on Willow avenue. AL
though Of advanced age, Mr.. Ross had
been in his usual good health Friday, when
he was at his office as usual, and his sud-
den demise is attributed to a stroke Of
apoplexy.
Friday evening Mr.. Ross complained Of
a pain in the region Of his heart and re-
tired somewhat earlier than usual. About
$50 o'clock yesterday morning he awoke
and aroused his wife, saying he was suffer-
ing from considerable pain. Mrs. Ross at
once assisted him to a more comfortable
position in the bed, but in a few minutes
he became unconscious and by the time
medical assistance could be summoned he
expired.
Chancellor Ross was born October 16,
1927. in Hanover township, Butler county,
Ohio, and had therefore just passed his
seventy-ffth year. He was married in
Lebanon, o., in 1855 to Zoe NJ. Brown, and
she with their Ave children, Charles, Hes.
ter, Edith, Anna and Dillon, survive him.
He came to Iowa in 1856 and moved to-
Council Bluffs in 1861, where he since had
made his home.
Le served as state senator In the Tenth
and Eleventh general assemblies, and from
1864 to 1872 served as trustee Of the Iowa
State university, and from 1874 to 1880
occupied the position Of regent of the same
institution. In 1880 he was made resident
professor in the law department of the
university and in 1881 was made its chan
cellor.
FOunder of Law SCHOOL.
1t was mainly through his efforts that the
law and medical departments Of the State
university were established. His connec-
tion with the university lasted for seven
years, after which he devoted himself to
the practice of law in this city, his son,
Dillon, being associated with him under
the firm name of Ross g. Ross. The firm
acted as local attorneys and agents for a
majority Of the great mining companies in
Colorado which are incorporated under the
laws of Iowa, among the number being the
Portland Gold Mining company of Colo
RADIO Springs. He was, during his connec-
tion with the State university, the author
OF a number of legal works which we're de-
signed more for assistance in his work as
professor of law in that institution than
for use by the active jurist.
No arrangements for the funeral will be
made until the arrival of his son, Charles,
who is a practicing attorney in Mobile,
Ala. All of the other members of the
family are residents OF this city, two Of the
daughters being teachers in the city
schools, while the son, Dillon Ross, Is Sec
rotary of the Board Of Education.
Bar Association Acts.
A meeting OF the Pottawattamie County
Bar association was held yesterday after
noon at the call of President Burle to take
action on the death Of its senior member,
Chancellor Lewis w. Ross. These commit
tees were appointed: Arrangements, w. s..
Baird, ]. P. Organ, G. S. Wright; resolu-
tions, ]. N Baldwin, A. T. Flickinger, ]. j.
Stewart; flowers, w. H. Ware, A. s. Hazel
ton. C. G. Saunders. The appointment Of
pail bearers and the making OF all arrange
ments for the funeral was left to the
committee on arrangements, as the asso-
citation will not meet again until after the
funeral, when the resolutions will be sub
mitted to the court with the request that
they be inscribed upon the records. and at
which time the association will a k further
action relative to the death Of its revered
and honored member