Mr. W. G. Ross, trophy cup and medals, Montreal Bicycle Club,
1885
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W.G. Ross
Sobriquet used by Ian Cochrane William Gillies Ross captured the 1 mile and 5 mile Canadian Bicycle Championships in 1882 and won 15 of 16 races he entered in 1883. His name is often mentioned in many CWA reports of that time. Later in life he became a leader in the Montreal Streetcar industry, president of of the Montreal Harbour Commission as well as many other companies. Today the Canadian Urban Transit Association offer the William G. Ross Lifetime Achievement Award in his honor. Online biographies of him can be found here: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ross_william_gillies_15E.html http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/encyclopedia/WilliamG.Ross.html 
2019 W.G. Ross Lifetime Achievement Award Winners John King, Steve New, Chris Prentice, Sean Rathwell and Robert Olivier
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W.G. Ross was a son of Philip Simpson Ross, his family composites from 1876 and 1904 are at the McCord Museum.
Philip S. Ross and family, Montreal, QC, composite, 1876
Masters J. and W. Ross, posed for a composite, Montreal, QC, 1876
Philip Simpson Ross family group, Montreal, QC, composite, 1904
W.G. Ross
This photo was used in the 1892 Montreal Bicycle Club Composite Photo (number 16) McCord Phot
This photo was used in the 1892 Montreal Bicycle Club Composite Photo (number 16) McCord Phot