Rose was born at Mercer County, Pennsylvania, one of eleven children of James and Martha Rose. He grew up on a farm and attended local schools. He began as a school teacher at age 17, and studied law at a local law office starting at age 23. He was admitted to the bar in 1855, and began legal practice in Mercer in 1855.[1]
Rose was associate editor on the Independent Democrat, the leading newspaper in Mercer County. He was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania legislature 1857–1859. Rose was chosen a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention which nominated Mr. Lincoln, but was unable to attend due to illness.[1]
In 1865, Rose moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he received the Republican nomination for mayor in 1877, and was elected by a large majority.[1]
william, rose, september, 1829, september, 1899, republican, mayor, cleveland, ohio, united, states, nineteenth, century, rose, born, mercer, county, pennsylvania, eleven, children, james, martha, rose, grew, farm, attended, local, schools, began, school, teac. William G Rose September 23 1829 September 15 1899 was a Republican mayor of Cleveland Ohio United States in the nineteenth century Rose was born at Mercer County Pennsylvania one of eleven children of James and Martha Rose He grew up on a farm and attended local schools He began as a school teacher at age 17 and studied law at a local law office starting at age 23 He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and began legal practice in Mercer in 1855 1 Rose was associate editor on the Independent Democrat the leading newspaper in Mercer County He was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania legislature 1857 1859 Rose was chosen a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention which nominated Mr Lincoln but was unable to attend due to illness 1 In 1865 Rose moved to Cleveland Ohio where he received the Republican nomination for mayor in 1877 and was elected by a large majority 1 His wife was the journalist Martha Parmelee Rose 2 He was the 1st cousin 2x removed of US President William McKinley Notes edit a b c Robison 1887 417 420 Willard Frances Elizabeth Livermore Mary Ashton Rice 1893 ROSE Mrs Martha Parmelee A Woman of the Century Fourteen Hundred seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life Charles Wells Moulton p 622 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain References editRobison W Scott ed 1887 History of the city of Cleveland its settlement rise and progress Cleveland Robison and Cockett Political offices Preceded byNathan P Payne Mayor of Cleveland1877 1878 Succeeded byRensselaer R Herrick Preceded byGeorge W Gardner Mayor of Cleveland1891 1892 Succeeded byRobert Blee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William G Rose amp oldid 1197407504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
