Sir James Ross, 1st Baronet

Sir James Paterson Ross, 1st Baronet,[1] KCVO FRCS (26 May 1895 – 5 July 1980) was a British general surgeon,[2] who was surgeon to King George VI[3] and, from 1952, Surgeon to the Queen.

Ross' son, Sir (James) Keith Ross, 2nd Baronet (1927–2003), was also a surgeon.[3]

Coat of arms of Sir James Ross, 1st Baronet
Crest
A hawk rising Sable between two branches of juniper leaved and fructed Proper.
Escutcheon
Per pale Argent and Sable a chevron between in chief a lion passant and in base an anchor all counterchanged.
Motto
Doucement [4]

References
  1. "Page 858 | Issue 41945, 2 February 1960 | London Gazette | the Gazette".
  2. "Ross, Sir James Paterson". Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons of England. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. "Sir Keith Ross". The Scotsman. 13 March 2003.
  4. Debrett's Peerage. 2000.


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