David Stuart Rose (June 30, 1856 – August 8, 1932) was an American lawyer and
Democratic politician
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.
Background
Born in
Darlington, Wisconsin
Darlington is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,462 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Darlington.
History
The first residence within the city limits of Dar ...
, Rose joined his father's law firm in Darlington. He served as mayor of Darlington in 1883 and 1884 and was county judge of
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Lafayette County, sometimes spelled La Fayette County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was part of the Wisconsin Territory at the time of its founding. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,611. Its county seat ...
.
Move to Milwaukee
In 1886, he moved to Milwaukee where he practiced law and was twice elected
mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin serving from
1898
Events
January
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queen ...
to
1906
Events
January–February
* January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...
and from
1908
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Events
January
* January ...
to
1910
Events
January
* January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military.
* January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ...
. His successor as the Democratic candidate, V. J. Schoenecker, was defeated by
Socialist
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Emil Seidel
Emil Seidel (December 13, 1864 – June 24, 1947) was an American woodworker, patternmaker and politician. Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. The first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, Seidel became the vice ...
. Rose was the
1902
Events
January
* January 1
** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's ...
Democratic nominee for
Governor of Wisconsin
The governor of Wisconsin is the head of government of Wisconsin and the commander-in-chief of the state's Wisconsin Army National Guard, army and Wisconsin Air National Guard, air forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the ...
, running a
conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
campaign losing to incumbent
Robert M. La Follette
Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855June 18, 1925), nicknamed "Fighting Bob," was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the 20th governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906. ...
by a wide margin.
His administration was known for widespread corruption. Under "All the Time Rosy", Milwaukee had a reputation as a "wide-open" town that tolerated
prostitution
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,
gambling
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and late-night
saloons
Saloon may refer to:
Buildings and businesses
* One of the bars in a traditional British pub
* An alternative name for a bar (establishment)
* Western saloon, a historical style of American bar
* The Saloon, a bar and music venue in San Francis ...
. As historian
John Gurda
John Gurda (born 9 June 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and historian.
Gurda's book, '' The Making of Milwaukee'', was turned into an Emmy Award-winning documentary series by Milwaukee PBS. He is an eight-time winner of the Wi ...
put it, "Virtually everything that was not nailed down - from public hay supplies to aldermanic votes - was for sale to the highest bidder." After spending some time in
California
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trying to promote
trade
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Traders generally negotiate through a medium of cr ...
with China, Rose returned to Milwaukee and ran once again for mayor in 1924 but lost the election to Socialist
Daniel Hoan
Daniel Webster Hoan Jr. (March 12, 1881 – June 11, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1916 to 1940. A lawyer who had served as Milwaukee City Attorney from 1910 to 1916, Hoan was a p ...
.
Back to Lafayette County
Rose later returned to Darlington and in 1931 ran once more (unsuccessfully) for county judge of Lafayette County. He died in Milwaukee on August 8, 1932, and is buried in Darlington.
[Freitag, Duane H. ''Sauerkraut, Suspenders, and the Swiss: A Political History of Green County’s Swiss Colony, 1845–1945'' Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, 2012; p. 137]
See also
*
Twin Buttes, Arizona
Notes
External links
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1856 births
1932 deaths
19th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin
20th-century mayors of places in Wisconsin
People from Darlington, Wisconsin
Mayors of Milwaukee
Wisconsin lawyers
Wisconsin state court judges