| William Oliver Rose | |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Lakesville, Prince Edward Island |
| Death Place: | Nelson, British Columbia |
| Occupation: | Physician, politician |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |
| Constituency: | Nelson |
| Term Start: | 1916 |
| Term End: | 1921 |
William Oliver Rose (February 10, 1871 - March 4, 1936) was an educator, physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Nelson in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1916 to 1921 as a Conservative.
Born in Lakesville, Prince Edward Island, the son of William Rose and Jane Baker,[1] he taught school there and in Manitoba before studying medicine at McGill University.[2] He graduated in 1898 and served at the Royal Victoria Hospital, later moving to Nelson, British Columbia. Rose served as alderman and mayor for Nelson.[3] In 1921, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Kootenay West.[4]
Rose married Azza Jean Brownell on August 28, 1901.[1] [2]
He died in Nelson on March 4, 1936.[5]