. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. Children : Adelina; Laura Van Court; P. Sanford, Jr.; RolandT.; Leland H. The name of P. Sanford Ross is chiefly identified in business with rail-road and dock construction, and. officially, in connection with the EssexCounty Park Commission. Mr. Ross has been a member of the Coimty Park Commission for tenyears, and one of the chieffactors in providing thestates richest county witnone of the most beautifulchain of rec
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. Children : Adelina; Laura Van Court; P. Sanford, Jr.; RolandT.; Leland H. The name of P. Sanford Ross is chiefly identified in business with rail-road and dock construction, and. officially, in connection with the EssexCounty Park Commission. Mr. Ross has been a member of the Coimty Park Commission for tenyears, and one of the chieffactors in providing thestates richest county witnone of the most beautifulchain of recreation centersin the United Brook Park inNewark, which has beenlargely adorned during hisincumbency, is counted bylandscape architects a sprobably the most picture-esque and artistic artificiall)ark of its size in thecomitry. The commissionhas spent about $6,000,000upon the beautification ofthe county; and it is no ex-travagance of phrase to saythat the public of feels that it has gotits moneys Rosss parents were l>oth natives of New Jersey—his father havingbeen born in Springfield and his mother in New Milford. He attended the. 436 Rossi-Diehl public schools in Newark, fliiished at the Newark High School and then tooka course in Bryant and Strattons Business College. When ready for work,he continued the contracting business which had been established in 1829by his uncle. Peter Sanford. and is still engaged in it. The company wasincorporated in 1803 as P. Sanford Ross, Inc. Mr. Ross was a member of the first Board of the Newark City Hospital,is Director of the Crippled Childrens Home, Chairman of the ExecutiveBoard of the Alleghany Coal Company, Director of the Fidelity Trust Newark, a member of the South Park Presbyterian Church and Presidentof the Board of Trustees. He is connected with the Lawyers Club of New York, the Essex County,the Essex County Country, the Rumson and the Elberon Beach Clubs. CONRAD ROSSI-DIEHI^Glen Ridge,
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