Stanford G. Ross (October 9, 1931 – August 26, 2020) was an American attorney who served as the 7th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration from 1978 to 1979.[1][2]
Stanford Ross | |
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Ross in 1978 | |
| 7th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | |
| In office October 5, 1978 – December 31, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | James B. Cardwell Don I. Wortman (acting) |
| Succeeded by | William J. Driver Herbert Doggette (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1931 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2020 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dorothy Ross |
| Education | Washington University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Ross was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He went to Washington University as an undergraduate and went to Harvard Law School for his law degree.[2][3] For four years he was a professor at the New York University School of Law, before becoming a White House staff assistant in 1967.[3][2] From August 1967 to early 1968, he served as the Executive Director of the President's National Advisory Panel on Insurance in Riot-Affected Areas.[4] Thereafter and until 1969, he was the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.[5] After resigning from the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, he began a law firm with Joseph A. Califano.[2]
Ross was married to his wife, Dorothy, for sixty-two years. He had two children and two grandchildren. Ross died of heart failure on August 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C., at age 88.[3]
References
edit- ^ Edward Cowan (1979-07-17). "Social Security Commissioner Calls Improvements in Benefits Unlikely". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ a b c d "Stanford G. Ross". Ssa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ a b c "STANFORD ROSS - Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ President's National Advisory Panel on Insurance in Riot-Affected Areas (1968). Meeting The Insurance Crisis Of Our Cities. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. ii–iii.
- ^ "Commissioner of Social Security Nomination of Stanford G. Ross". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 2024-01-25.