Robert Selden Rose | |
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 Robert Selden Rose, New York Congressman | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's26th district | |
| In office 1823–1827 Serving with Dudley Marvin | |
| Preceded by | New district |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district | |
| In office 1829–1831 Serving with Jehiel H. Halsey | |
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| Born | (1774-02-24)February 24, 1774 |
| Died | November 24, 1835(1835-11-24) (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery,Geneva, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
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Robert Selden Rose (February 24, 1774 – November 24, 1835) was aU.S. Representative (1823–1827) fromNew York.
Born inAmherst County in theVirginia Colony, Rose attended the common schools.
Rose married Jane Lawson in Virginia, and they had seven children, including a son,Robert Lawson Rose (1804–1877), who also served as US Congressman from New York (1847–1851).
The 1810 Census shows 37 enslaved people in his household, who worked on his plantation and served in his house. The 1820 Census shows 9 enslaved people. Slavery ended in New York state in 1827, and the 1830 Census shows 3 free people of color in his household and no slaves.
In an unusual migration path, Rose moved north toSeneca County, New York in 1803. It was a time when millions of acres of public land were sold at inexpensive prices. He purchased land from Dr. Alexander Coventry and settled atFayette, New York, nearGeneva, New York, where he named his plantation Rose Hill.
He was first elected as a member of the state assembly in 1811. He was elected again in 1820 and 1821. That year he also served as a member of the state constitutional convention atAlbany, New York.
In 1822 Rose was elected to theEighteenth Congress as anAdams-Clay Democratic-Republican. He was reelected as an Adams candidate to theNineteenth Congress, serving in total from March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1827.
The following year, Rose was elected as an anti-Masonic candidate to theTwenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He was later affiliated with the Whig Party. After serving in Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits.
Rose died inWaterloo, New York, while attending a session of the circuit court, on November 24, 1835. He was interred in the Old Pulteney Street Cemetery. Later his remains were reinterred in Glenwood Cemetery,Geneva, New York.
State SenatorRobert C. Nicholas (1801–1854) was his son-in-law.
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| New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 26th congressional district 1823–1827 withDudley Marvin | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 26th congressional district 1829–1831 withJehiel H. Halsey | Succeeded by |
