William Edward Rose (1813–1893) founded the Rose Hotel, was a state senator, and a railroad president in South Carolina. He was elected to the

South Carolina State Senate The South Carolina State Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at t ...

in 1868 during the

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. He represented

York County, South Carolina York County is a county on the north central border in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 282,090, making it the seventh-most populous county in the state. Its county seat is the city of York, and its ...

in the 48th general assembly, and in the 49th.

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* 1813 births 1893 deaths South Carolina state senators Date of birth missing Date of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing American railroad executives American hoteliers 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub