Victor Rosewater | |
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| Chair of theRepublican National Committee | |
| In office March 16, 1912 – July 18, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | John Hill |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. Hilles |
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| Born | (1871-02-13)February 13, 1871 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | July 12, 1940(1940-07-12) (aged 69) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Education | Johns Hopkins University Columbia University (MA,PhD) |
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Victor Rosewater (February 13, 1871 – July 12, 1940) was aRepublican politician and newspaper editor from Nebraska. He was chair of theRepublican National Committee in 1912. He wrote a number of books on finance and U.S. history.
Victor Rosewater was born on February 13, 1871, inOmaha, Nebraska, toEdward Rosewater. His father was the founder of theOmaha Bee. Rosewater attended schools in Omaha. He attendedJohns Hopkins University until his senior year and then transferred toColumbia University. He graduated from Columbia in 1891 with aMaster of Arts. He toured Europe and returned to Columbia and graduated with aPhD in 1893. At Columbia, he studied history, economics and political science. He was a university fellow from 1892 to 1893.[1][2][3][4]
Rosewater joined the staff of theOmaha Bee in 1893.[2] In 1906, Rosewater helped his father run for theU.S. Senate as aRepublican, yet unsuccessful againstNorris Brown, who was also a Republican.[citation needed] Following his father's death on August 31, 1906, he became managing editor of theOmaha Bee. In 1907, he became editor.[2] Rosewater was regent at theUniversity of Nebraska from 1896 to 1897. He was special lecturer on municipal finance at theUniversity of Wisconsin from 1904.[1][4] At the time of his death, Rosewater's father was involved in plans for launching theAmerican Jewish Committee, and Victor assumed his father's role, becoming a founder of the AJC.[1][citation needed]
Rosewater was a member of the Omaha Public Library Board from 1894 to 1905.[1] He did publicity work for the 1898Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha.[5] He was director of the Omaha Board of Review in 1903. He was a delegate to the National Conference on Conservation of Natural Resources in 1908.[1][2] In 1908, he was director of publicity in the west forWilliam Howard Taft's campaign for the1908 United States presidential election.[4] He was delegate-at-large for Nebraska at the1908 Republican National Convention. He was a member ofRepublican National Committee, 1908–12, serving as its acting chairman in 1912 and planning the1912 Republican National Convention.[1][2][4] He was a member of the Advisory Labor Committee for theCouncil of National Defense from 1917 to 1918. He was administrator for Nebraska on the paper and pulp section of theWar Industries Board in 1918. He was chairman of the Nebraska Constitutional Convention Survey Committee in 1919.[1][4]
Rosewater sold theOmaha Bee in 1920.[3] In 1921, he was considered for assistant postmaster by PresidentWarren Harding, but his nomination was blocked by SenatorGeorge W. Norris.[4] In 1922, he moved toPhiladelphia where he was director of publicity in the west for theSesquicentennial Exposition. He resigned from the role in 1924, more than a year before the exposition. He remained in Philadelphia and wrote books and lectured at political science institutes.[3][4]
Rosewater married Kate Katz ofBaltimore in 1904. They had one son and one daughter, Edward and Mrs. Percy Sax.[1][3]
Rosewater died of heart disease on July 12, 1940, at his home on Locust Street in Philadelphia.[3]
Rosewater published works included:[1][3]
Rosewater also wrote an unpublished biography on his father.[citation needed]
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