John Marshall Rose (May 18, 1856 – April 22, 1923) was a
Republican member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Biography
John Marshall Rose was born in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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, a son of Wesley J. Rose and Martha Given. He graduated from
Washington & Jefferson College
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in
Washington, Pennsylvania
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, 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
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It ...
in 1889, but declined reelection.
During his term he acquired the nickname "the whistling statesman" for his habit of whistling popular songs.
Rose was elected as a Republican to the
Sixty-fifth,
Sixty-sixth, and
Sixty-seventh Congresses.
[ He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. He died in ]Washington, D.C.
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, on April 22, 1923.[ He is interred in ]Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
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.
References
Further reading
The Political Graveyard
External links
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Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania lawyers
Washington & Jefferson College alumni
Politicians from Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1856 births
1923 deaths
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
19th-century American lawyers
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly