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Samuel Rose

Samuel Rose (August 11, 1911 – January 31, 1960) was a Democratic lawyer and politician from Philadelphia.

Rose was born in 1911 in Philadelphia, the son of Issac Louis Rose and Minnie Mutterpearl Rose.[1][2] Raised in West Philadelphia, he attended Overbrook High School before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University Law School.[3] In 1940, he married Rosalie Abrams, with whom he had two children.[1] After law school, he worked as an assistant examiner at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission before starting a private law practice with an office in the Market Street Bank Building in Center City.[4][3] He also worked as a part-time boxing promoter.[4]

Rose quickly got involved in local politics as a Democrat, becoming leader of the 24th ward.[3] He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as one of three members from the 18th district, along with fellow Democrats Marshall L. Shepard and John J. Finnerty.[5] (House members at that time were chosen from multimember districts.) In 1942, despite Republican gains statewide, Rose and Finnerty were reelected along with Democrat Dennis W. Hoggard.[6] Two years later, the voters elected all three representatives to another term.[7] In 1946, the Republicans swept the city and much of the state including Rose's district as he and his co-members went down to defeat.[8] Two years later the Democrats regained some of their losses, including electing Rose, Hoggard, and Edward J. Conway from the 18th district, but Republicans still controlled the House.[9] All three were reelected in 1950, despite Republican gains elsewhere in the state.[10]

In 1951, Rose was elected to Philadelphia City Council from West Philadelphia's 4th district, part of a Democratic wave that swept the Republicans from power for the first time in 67 years.[11] He was appointed head of the Law and Government Committee.[12] In 1954, he joined with other reformers to successfully oppose the efforts fellow Democrats James Tate and Michael J. Towey to weaken the civil service reforms of the new charter.[13] The following year, he was reelected with an increased majority of 68%.[14] After his reelection, he was elected majority leader.[3] Rose changed course and joined with Tate in proposing similar amendments to the charter in 1956.[15] The proposals made it on to the April ballot but were defeated by the voters.[16]

Rose suffered a heart attack in April 1959, but recovered enough to win reelection that year.[3] His ailment persisted, however, and he died on January 31, 1960, at the age of 48.[3] Rose was buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marriage certificate 1940.
  2. ^ a b Death certificate 1960.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Inquirer 1960.
  4. ^ a b PHR Biography.
  5. ^ Inquirer 1940.
  6. ^ Inquirer 1942.
  7. ^ Inquirer 1944.
  8. ^ Lush 1946.
  9. ^ Inquirer 1948.
  10. ^ Inquirer 1950.
  11. ^ Inquirer 1951.
  12. ^ Feist 1952.
  13. ^ Miller 1954.
  14. ^ Inquirer 1955.
  15. ^ Schraga 1956a.
  16. ^ Schraga 1956b.

Sources

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  • "City Democrats Boost Assembly Bloc, 2 to 27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1948. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "City Vote for State Representative". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1940. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "City Vote for State Representative". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1942. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "Dallas Loses by 457, Party's Lone Casualty". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1955. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "Death certificate". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  • Feist, William F. (January 11, 1952). "Setup of Committees Revamped By Council". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Lush, Gerson H. (November 6, 1946). "GOP Strengthens Grip on Penna. Legislature". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Miller, Joseph H. (February 18, 1954). "Council Unit OKs 6-Point Plan to 'Wreck' Charter". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "Penna. House Vote by Ward". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "Samuel Rose". Historical Biographies. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  • "Samuel Rose Dies; Councilman Was 48". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 1, 1960. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Schraga, Saul (February 24, 1956a). "Council Puts Ripper Up In Primary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Schraga, Saul (April 25, 1956b). "Voters Beat Proposal To Rip Up Charter". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "3 Republican State Senators Upset in Phila. Vote". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1950. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "Virginia marriage record". Ancestry.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  • "Woman Elected to First Seat in City Council". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1951. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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