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Person
Authorized form of name
Ross, James Sinclair
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Description area
Dates of existence
1908-1996
History
Sinclair Ross, one of Canada's most respected writers, was born at Shellbrook, SK, and died at Vancouver, BC He was raised by his mother and, at 16, joined the Royal Bank of Canada as a clerk at Abbey, Sask. He also worked at Indian Head. Banking became his lifelong career. He was buried in the Indian Head Cemetery.