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Charlie Rose | |
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| Chair of theHouse Administration Committee | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Annunzio |
| Succeeded by | Bill Thomas |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Alton Asa Lennon |
| Succeeded by | Mike McIntyre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Grandison Rose III (1939-08-10)August 10, 1939 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 2012(2012-09-03) (aged 73) Albertville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Davidson College (LLB) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD) |
Charles Grandison Rose III (August 10, 1939 – September 3, 2012) was an American attorney and politician and who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forNorth Carolina's 7th congressional district from 1973 to 1997.
Rose was born inFayetteville, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Laws fromDavidson College and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an undergraduate, he was a photographer forThe News and Observer.
For several years, Rose practiced as a lawyer, and in 1967, he became a prosecutor for Fayetteville district courts. In 1970, Rose unsuccessfully challenged incumbent CongressmanAlton Lennon in the Democratic primary, claiming over 40% of the vote. In 1972, when Lennon stepped down, Rose beat back a primary bid by a Lennon-endorsed candidate, State Senator Hector McGeachy, claiming the nomination and ultimate victory.[1]
Rose represented a district stretching from Fayetteville toWilmington on the coast. Rose was a liberal, populist Democrat, which seemingly made him an odd fit for his conservative coastal district. However, he remained popular because he was viewed as a champion of farmers, especiallytobacco farmers.
He was a member of the Intelligence and Agriculture Committees. He also served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on House Administration from 1991 to 1994, a post which helped earn him the nickname "mayor of the Capitol".[2]
From his early photography days he had had an interest in cutting-edge technology and, according to friend and former chief of staffJohn Merritt (public servant), "pushed the House of Representatives to televise its activities onC-SPAN, helped bring computers and fiber optics to Congress and was 'behind just about every tech advancement Congress made while he was there'". He also had an electric car in the 1970s.[2]
In 1991, Rose chaired the House Committee investigation of theGeorge H. W. Bush administration's role in selling military supplies toIraq.
After Democrats lost control ofCongress in the1994 Republican Revolution, Rose challenged incumbent House Democratic LeaderDick Gephardt for the post ofminority leader, but lost 150–50. He retired from the House the next year and became a lobbyist, working alongside his third wife, Stacye, the daughter of fellow North Carolina CongressmanBill Hefner. Rose's former internMike McIntyre succeeded Rose in 1997, and held the seat until the 2014 election.[2][3]
Rose married Sara Louise Richardson on June 30, 1962; they had three children. Charles Grandison Rose, IV born December 14, 1965. Louise Rose (Pacini), born October 19, 1973. Irene Cowan Rose, born November 9, 1975. Irene died in infancy of a congenital heart defect on January 28, 1976.Sara and Charlie divorced in September 1982. Rose then married Joan Ray Teague in 1982 onBald Head Island, North Carolina. Together they adopted a baby girl, Kelly Josephine (born October 1, 1987). The couple divorced in 1995. Rose then married Stacye Hugh Hefner in May 1995 near Washington, D.C. The couple have one daughter, Parker Delaney (born October 19, 1999).
In 2009, Rose moved toAlbertville, Alabama, to be near Stacye's mother. Rose largely gave up his lobbying work with the move. Rose died of complications related to Parkinson's disease at a hospital in northern Alabama near their home.[2][3]
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