Leslie P. Ross

Leslie P. Ross
Leslie P. Ross
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
	In office; November 16, 1908 – November 16, 1910
Preceded by	Roy J. Williams
Succeeded by	Roy J. Williams
Constituency	Comanche County
1st Mayor of Lawton
	In office; October 24, 1901 – 1903
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	W. M. Turner
Personal details
Born	February 4, 1862; Camden, Arkansas, US
Died	March 9, 1944 (aged 82)
Political party	Democratic Party

Leslie P. Ross was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and as the 1st Mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma. He was also a Democratic candidate in the 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.

Biography[edit]

Leslie P. Ross was born on February 4, 1863, in Camden, Arkansas. His father was a confederate veteran and county sheriff. In 1890, he was elected to the Oklahoma Territorial Senate. He was elected the first Mayor of Lawton on October 24, 1901.^[1] He was later elected to the 2nd Oklahoma Legislature.^[2] He was a Democratic candidate in the 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, but lost the primary election.^[3] He died March 9, 1944.^[2]

1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Cruce	54,262	43.8
	Democratic	Wm. H. Murray	40,166	32.4
	Democratic	Leslie P. Ross	26,792	21.6
	Democratic	Brant Kirk	2,514	2.0
Total votes			123,734	100.00

^ "Lawton Has Endured Four Major Changes in Government". The Lawton Constitution. August 5, 1976. p. 44. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gibson, Skip (March 10, 1944). "L. P. Ross, First Mayor of Lawton, Dies at Age of 81". The McAlester News-Capital. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Does Politics Hurt Country?". The Lawton Constitution. August 4, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Primary Elections - August 2, 1910" (PDF). pp. 13 & 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2022.