Robert L. Rose

Robert Lawson Rose (born October 12, 1804 in Geneva , New York , †  March 14, 1877 in Funkstown , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1851 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Rose was the son of Congressman Robert S. Rose (1774-1835) and the son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen (1780-1832), who also sat in Congress . He received limited schooling and then moved to Allens Hill, where he worked in agriculture. He also held a number of local offices there. Politically, he joined the Whig Party .

In the 1846 congressional election , Rose was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 29th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Charles H. Carroll on March 4, 1847 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1851. These were initially shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War . The post-war period was dominated by discussions about the question of slavery . Among other things, the compromise of 1850 introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Robert Rose worked again in agriculture. He lived again in his native Geneva and then in Washington County , Maryland, where he worked in papermaking. He died there on March 14, 1877.

Web links

• Robert L. Rose in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Charles H. Carroll	United States House of Representatives for New York (29th constituency) March 4, 1847 - March 4, 1851	Jerediah Horsford