| 词条 | Samuel Rose (Philadelphia) |
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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.{{sfn|Marriage certificate 1940}}{{sfn|Death certificate 1960}} Raised in West Philadelphia, he attended Overbrook High School before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University Law School.{{sfn|Inquirer 1960}} In 1940, he married Rosalie Abrams, with whom he would have two children.{{sfn|Marriage certificate 1940}} 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 Philadelphia.{{sfn|PHR Biography}}{{sfn|Inquirer 1960}} He also worked as a part-time boxing promoter.{{sfn|PHR Biography}} Rose quickly got involved in local politics as a Democrat, becoming leader of the 24th ward.{{sfn|Inquirer 1960}} 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.{{sfn|Inquirer 1940}} (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.{{sfn|Inquirer 1942}} Two years later, the voters elected all three representatives to another term.{{sfn|Inquirer 1944}} 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.{{sfn|Lush|1946}} 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.{{sfn|Inquirer 1948}} All three were reelected in 1950, despite Republican gains elsewhere in the state.{{sfn|Inquirer 1950}} 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.{{sfn|Inquirer 1951}} He was appointed head of the Law and Government Committee.{{sfn|Feist|1952}} In 1954, he joined with other reformers to successfully oppose the efforts fellow Democrats James Hugh Joseph Tate and Michael J. Towey to weaken the civil service reforms of the new charter.{{sfn|Miller|1954}} The following year, he was reelected with an increased majority of 68%.{{sfn|Inquirer 1955}} After his reelection, he was elected majority leader.{{sfn|Inquirer 1960}} Rose changed course and joined with Tate in proposing similar amendments to the charter in 1956.{{sfn|Schraga|1956a}} The proposals made it on to the April ballot but were defeated by the voters.{{sfn|Schraga|1956b}} Rose suffered a heart attack in April 1959, but recovered enough to win reelection that year.{{sfn|Inquirer 1960}} His ailment persisted, however, and he died on January 31, 1960, at the age of 48.{{sfn|Inquirer 1960}} Rose was buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania.{{sfn|Death certificate 1960}} ReferencesSources{{refbegin}}
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