Person

Ross, Joseph Grafton (1834 - 1906)

Born
9 June 1834
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Died
4 July 1906
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Occupation
Company director

Summary

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

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details

Book Sections

  • Lowndes, A. G., 'Ross, Joseph Grafton (1834-1906)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn, ed., vol. 6 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1976), p. 62. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060069b.htm. Details
  • Ross, Joseph Grafton and Dixon, William Adam, 'Improvements in the Manufacture of Alcohol (Patent: 7 June, 1875)' in Index to New South Wales Letters of Registration of Inventions, 1854 to July 1887 (Sydney: Government Printer, 1891), p. 62. Details

Journal Articles

  • Ross, Joseph Grafton, 'Improvement in the Manufacture of Sugar by Means of the Direct Action of Sulphur Fumes upon Juice of the Sugar-cane. Patent No. 452, 12 january, 1875'. Details

Resources

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