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Ross, Joseph Grafton (1834 - 1906)

Company director

Born: 9 June 1834 Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom. Died: 4 July 1906 Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Joseph Grafton Ross patented a method for 'Improvements in the Manufacture of Alcohol' in 1875. He was secretary and manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., chairman of the Trade Protection Society of New South Wales, a director of the Australian Gaslight Co., the Mercantile Bank of Sydney and the Australian General Assurance Co. and served on the committee of the Chamber of Commerce.

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Chronology
1840 Migrated to Australia (Sydney) with his family
1850 - c. 1855 Junior Clerk at the Australasian Sugar Co.
1855 - 1879 Secretary and Manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.
1879 Resigned
1880 Returned to England

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 18 October 2006

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