PSS Members - Horatio Ross

PSS Member Horatio Ross 1801-1886
Photographer ©	Horatio Ross was a keen amateur photographer from 1847. He became Vice President of the Photographic Society of Scotland in 1856.
Photographic Exhibitions	Horatio Ross' photographs appeared in Exhibitions in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London in the 1850s.
Houses and Family	*Horatio Ross lived at Rossie Castle in 1801-1853, then moved to Netherley, Kincardineshire. He died at Rossie Lodge, Inverness-shire This page refers to Horatio Ross and several family members, including: - Hercules Ross father - Daniel Ross half-brother - Horatio Senftenberg John Ross son - Rear-Admiral George Parrish Ross grandson - John Alexander Ross grandson - Hercules Ross** great-grandson
Houses and Family	* Thank you to Charles Lochrane, a direct descendant of Horatio Ross, for letting me know that Rossie Castle was demolished long ago. Acknowledgement: Charles Lochrane: June 13, 2012
John Alexander Ross	Here is an obituary for John Alexander Ross, grandson of Horatio Ross.
Who is This? ©	It has been suggested that this might be a photograph of: - Hercules Ross OR - Horatio St George Ross OR - Hercules Grey Ross?
Early Life	Horatio Ross was born, 1801. He was named after his godfather Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. He retired as Captⁿ in 14th Light Dragoons, 1826 He married Justina Henriette Macrae, 1834
Sportsman	Horatio Ross won the first steeplechase on record. He captained several winning teams at the Annual Rifle Contest at Wimbledon, and represented Scotland at shooting. He shot his last stag in 1884.
Sportsman	An exhibition of early photography at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, in August 2008 included photography by Horatio Ross. Horatio was described as: "a wealthy landowner, known for his sporting and physical prowess. (He once walked from the River Dee to Inverness without stopping, a distance of 97 miles.)"
Politician	Horatio Ross was elected Member of Parliament for Aberdeen, Montrose and Arbroath, 1832-34
Bibliography	The journal, 'Studies in Photogrpahy', 2006, includes a 9-page illustrated article on the photography of Horatio Ross by Paschal Downs OSB.