Ross, Edmund Gibson (1826-1907), was an American statesman. Although he opposed President Andrew Johnson, he voted in the United States Senate against convicting Johnson during the impeachment trial in 1868. This vote earned him the hatred of his fellow Republicans and also won him a reputation for political courage. Ross was born on Dec. 7, 1826, in Ashland, Ohio. In 1856, he led settlers to Kansas to oppose slavery in the territory. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1866 to 1871 and then became a newspaper editor. He was governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1885 to 1889. He died on May 8, 1907.
