Worth G. Ross, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Captain Commandant of the Revenue Cutter Service
Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1854
Date of Death: 24-Mar-1916
Profession: military officer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Worth G. Ross
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- Ross (19 April 1854 – 24 March 1916) is known as the third Commandant of the Coast Guard, although he was never formally appointed to that position.
- Joining the Revenue Cutter Service (known today as the United States Coast Guard) in 1877, he graduated from the Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction's first class in 1879.
- He held a variety of appointments during the late 19th century before being appointed Captain-Commandant of the service in 1905.
- In this capacity he commanded a number of cutters on the United States Gulf Coast and was responsible for moving the School of Instruction to Fort Trumbull, Connecticut.
- He was a relation of Brevet Brigadier General Samuel Ross (1822-1880), who commanded the 20th Connecticut Infantry during the American Civil War.
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