The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-25
GEORGE ], ROSS
DIED LAST NIGHT
WAS AUDITOR GENERAL OF HA-
wAIG AND A RESIDENT OF THE
ISLANDS SINCE 1866.

George j. Ross, for six years Audi
tor General of Hawaii. and a resident
of the Islands since 1866. died last even
ing at the Queens Hospital, His last
illness was a painful one. For six
weeks he had suffered from acute
stomach trouble, TO relieve which his
physicians decided that an operation
might be effectual, and it was perform
ed. Mr.. Ross's constitution had, how
ever been so far undermined by years
of ailing and the just preceding severe
Illness that he was unable to rallyJ es-
pecially when the complication OF
heart failure supervened. There were
four physicians attending him in hos
pital.
The funeral win take place at 3
o'clock this afternoon from the house
in Beretania, near Alapai street. Rev.
Canon Macintosh will officiate in the
services. Friends md acquaintance
are invited to attend
He was born May 18th, 1888. at Pic
ton, Ontario, Canada. being the eldest
son of Roderick Ross, ESQ, native of
Dingwall, Ross shire, Scotland, for
many years a prominent citizen and
Justice of the Peac~ Tor ottawa. His
mother was Christina Catherine Anne
liza Ross, a member of the old and re-
spected family of Cummings, and a
granddaughter OF Capt. Paul Trum-
pour, better known as the father of
the U. E. Loyalists."
Mr.. Ross married on December both,
! 1872, Miss Henrietta Smith, youngest
| daughter of the late Judge and Mrs.
j. H Smith. Four children were born
of this union, George Cummings Ross,
at present bookkeeper at Honolulu
Plantation, Ernest Albert Roderick
Ross (with c. brewer & Coz, Donald
Munroe Ross with T. H. Davies G.
Coz, and Rideau Gerald Ross, who
has followed a plantation life on Ha-
wall for the past two years. These
young men, together with Mrs. Ross,
survive their father.
George James Ross received a liberal
education in the city of his birth and
when a young man followe surveying
in various parts of the Dominion. In
1852 he went to British Columbia via
New York, Panama and San Francis
co, arriving in Victoria on July of
that year. Shortly afterward he went
up to the celebrated Caribou Mines,
where he remaineu for several months.
From this time until the fail of 1866 he
was on Puget sound, when he made up
his mind to proceed to China, in pur-
suit of adventure and partly for his
health, which had suffered much. He
took passage on the bark Radama via
Honolulu. Arriving here he gave up
all idea of proceeding further and has
since made this city his home.
Z. Soon after arriving here Mr.. Ross en-
gagged in ranching, and continued in
that business until 1862 when he en-
tered the employ of c. Brewer & Co.,
as confidential clerk, and continued as
such for about eighteen years. or until
January 1, 1888, when he resigned to
accept the Government appointment OF
Auditor General, succeeding the late
j. S. Walker. He served in that capa-
city with much ability and perfect sat
isfaction to all concerned until the
first of April, 1894, when the shattered
condition of his health neceSsitated his
resignation.
In the early Eighties Mr.. Ross took
the only trip home to Canada, since
his arrival here, and was there warmly
welcomed and royalty entertained by
his old friends. An illness brought
about by overwork, in 1898, was most
severe trial and only the magnificent
constitution and splendid physique OF
Mr.. Ross enabled him to regain his
health. Since that time his health has
been only moderately good.
For several years past Mr.. Ross has
been an officer of VIM. G. Irwin x Co.
being the auditor OF that corporation.
He had the carriage and bearing of {
gentleman of the old school, always
walking with head erect and will
elastic tread. He -fways preferred
! walking to riding. For years it haC
been his practice to take long jaunt'
into the country and he was never hap
pier than when exploring the beauties
} of nature.
He was for many years a member o
the British BeneVO ent Society, the on
ly organization of the kind re eve
: belonged to, though his father haC
been one of the highest masons il
Canada. He was we'll and widel,
known throughout the group and wal
particularly popular with the natives
He never sought public Office and wa
not fond of politics.
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