SIR JAMES ROSS

Sir James Ross was born April 15, 1800, in London, England. In 1812, Ross joined the navy.

Ross took part in several Arctic expeditions. In 1831, James was part of an expedition that discovered the North Magnetic Pole.

Ross was nominated to the French order of the Legion d'Honneur, and Knighted. Sir James Ross died in 1862.

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