Charles Grandison Rose

Charles Grandison Rose

Charles Grandison "Charlie" Rose III (born August 10, 1939 in Fayetteville , North Carolina , † September 3, 2012 in Albertville , Alabama ) was an American politician . Between 1973 and 1997 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charlie Rose attended public schools in his home country and then Davidson College until 1961 . After a subsequent law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his admission to the bar in 1964, he began to work in this profession in Raleigh . Between 1967 and 1970 he was the chief prosecutor in the twelfth judicial district of his state. Politically, Rose joined the Democratic Party . In the 1972 congressional election he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the seventh constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Alton Asa Lennon on January 3, 1973 . After eleven re-elections, he was able to complete twelve legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1997 .

During his time as Congressman, the Vietnam War ended . In 1974, the work of Congress was also overshadowed by the Watergate affair . Rose was Chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing from 1991 to 1993 and President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 1990 to 1992 . Also from 1991 to 1995 he chaired the Committee on House Administration . In the meantime he was also a member of the Secret Service and Agriculture Committee. Rose was particularly committed to the interests of farmers.

In 1995 he ran against Dick Gephardt as minority leader of the democratic group, but lost with 50-150 votes. The following year he renounced a new congressional candidacy; then he retired from politics.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Former US Rep. Charlie Rose dies

Web links

• Charles Grandison Rose in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Charles Grandison Rose in nndb (English)