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 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Robert Rose was the son of Congressman Robert S. Rose (1774-1835) and the son of Nathaniel Allen (1780-1832), who was also in Congress. He received only limited education and then moved to Allen's Hill, where he worked in agriculture. He also held there, some local offices. Politically, he joined the Whig party to.

In the congressional elections of 1846, Rose was the 29th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles H. Carroll on March 4, 1847. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1851 two legislative sessions. These were initially still affected by the events of the Mexican-American War. The period after the war was dominated by discussions on the issue of slavery. Among other things, introduced by U.S. Senator Henry Clay Compromise of 1850 was passed.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Robert Rose operated again in agriculture. He first lived again in his native Geneva and then in Washington County, Maryland, where he worked in the production of paper. He is also passed on 14 March 1877.