Albert Henderson Wade Ross

Albert Henderson Wade Ross
Born1884
Kentucky, U.S.
Died1939
U.S.
Other namesA.H.W. Wade
Occupation(s)Businessman, lawyer, newspaper owner, and baseball team owner

Albert Henderson Wade Ross (1884–1939), whose name is often abbreviated as A. H. W. Ross, was an American businessman, lawyer,[1] newspaper owner, and baseball team owner. Ross and the Denver Independent Publishing Company were owners from 1913 to 1963 of The Denver Star (formerly The Statesman), an African-American newspaper.[2][3] He owned and led the African American baseball team the Denver White Elephants, active from 1915 to 1935.[4][5] Ross had also been the manager of the Rossonian Hotel (a NHRP-listed building) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, which was renamed after him in 1929.[6][4][1] Some sources state that Ross owned the Rossonian starting in either 1928 or 1929, and others state he owned it in the mid-1930s.[7][8][1] He had also worked in real estate and owned the Metropolitan Realty Co. (or Metropolitan Real Estate and Investing Company), and was a member of the Denver NAACP.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rossonian Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  2. ^ "The Denver Star. [volume]". National Endowment for the Humanities. ISSN 2577-2376 – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. sold the Denver Star to the Denver Independent Publishing Company which published the paper under this name until 1963.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Lost Issues of the African American Newspaper The Denver Star Find Home at Denver Public Library". Denver Public Library History. October 11, 2022. the niece of Denver Star owner, Albert Henderson Wade Ross
  4. ^ a b London, Nell. "The White Elephants, An All-Black Team, Once Ruled Denver Baseball". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  5. ^ Sanford, Jay (November 3, 2019). "The Negro Leagues". National Ballpark Museum.
  6. ^ "Rossonian Hotel". Colorado Encyclopedia. 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Go Behind Colorado's Rich History Of African-American Baseball". CBS News. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  8. ^ Wintz, Cary D.; Glasrud, Bruce A. (2012-05-22). The Harlem Renaissance in the American West: The New Negro's Western Experience. Routledge. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-136-64910-3.
  9. ^ "Denver Branch NAACP". The Colorado Statesman. 1922-03-11. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-11.


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