John N. Ross

John Nathaniel Ross (17 May 1920 – 24 December 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and lawyer who served as a Senator for the Dublin University from 1961 to 1965.

[1] He was originally from County Cork and married Ruth Isabel Cherrington.

[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent member in 1961, by the Dublin University constituency.

He subsequently sat as a Fine Gael member.

[3] His son Shane Ross, is a former Senator for Dublin University, and was a TD for Dublin Rathdown from 2011 to 2020, and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.