John M. Rose Explained

John Marshall Rose
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Birth Date:18 May 1856
Birth Place:Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Occupation:Teacher, politician
Alma Mater:Washington & Jefferson College
Party:Republican
Office1:Member of the United States House of Representatives
Constituency1:Pennsylvania
Term Start1:March 4, 1917
Term End1:March 4, 1923
Office2:Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term Start2:1889
Term End2:1891

John Marshall Rose (May 18, 1856 – April 22, 1923) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

John Marshall Rose was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a son of Wesley J. Rose and Martha Given. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1880. He taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in Johnstown. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1889, but declined reelection.[1] During his term he acquired the nickname "the whistling statesman" for his habit of whistling popular songs.[2]

Rose was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses.[1] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. He died in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1923.[1] [2] He is interred in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Congressman J. M. Rose Dies . Robert M. . Ginter . . 4 . April 23, 1923 . 2019-12-29 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Hon. John M. Rose . . 6 . 1923-04-26 . 2019-12-29 . Newspapers.com.