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Ross, Sir John 1777-1856.

British naval officer and Arctic explorer whose expeditions (1818 and 1829-1833) in search of the Northwest Passage yielded important geographic information.

Ross, John Also called Kooweskoowe. 1790-1866.

Cherokee leader who reluctantly directed the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to the Oklahoma Territory (1838-1839) along a route called the Trail of Tears.

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John Ross

1841 portrait of the Cherokee leader by John Rubens Smith (1775-1849)

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