John M. Rose

John Marshall Rose was a Republican member of the U.S. [House of Representatives] from Pennsylvania.

Biography

John Marshall Rose was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a son of Wesley J. Rose and Martha Given. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1880. He taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in Johnstown. He was a member of the Pennsylvania [State House of Representatives] in 1889, but declined reelection. During his term he acquired the nickname "the whistling statesman" for his habit of whistling popular songs.
Rose was elected as a Republican to the 65th [United States Congress|Sixty-fifth], Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. He died in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1923. He is interred in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown.