# David Stuart Rose

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For other people named David Rose, see [David Rose (disambiguation)](/source/David_Rose_(disambiguation)).

**David Stuart Rose** (June 30, 1856 – August 8, 1932)[1] was an American lawyer and [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) [politician](/source/Politician).

## Background

Born in [Darlington, Wisconsin](/source/Darlington,_Wisconsin), Rose joined his father's law firm in Darlington. He served as mayor of Darlington in 1883 and 1884 and was county judge of [Lafayette County, Wisconsin](/source/Lafayette_County,_Wisconsin).

## Move to Milwaukee

In 1886, he moved to Milwaukee where he practiced law[2] and was twice elected [mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Milwaukee) serving from [1898](/source/1898_Milwaukee_mayoral_election) to [1906](/source/1906_Milwaukee_mayoral_election) and from [1908](/source/1908_Milwaukee_mayoral_election) to [1910](/source/1910_Milwaukee_mayoral_election).[3] His successor as the Democratic candidate, V. J. Schoenecker, was defeated by [Socialist](/source/Socialist_Party_of_America) [Emil Seidel](/source/Emil_Seidel). Rose was the [1902](/source/1902_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election) Democratic nominee for [Governor of Wisconsin](/source/Governor_of_Wisconsin), running a [conservative](/source/Conservatism) campaign losing to incumbent [Robert M. La Follette](/source/Robert_M._La_Follette) by a wide margin.

His administration was known for widespread corruption. Under "All the Time Rosy", Milwaukee had a reputation as a "wide-open" town that tolerated [prostitution](/source/Prostitution), [gambling](/source/Gambling) and late-night [saloons](/source/Bar_(establishment)). As historian [John Gurda](/source/John_Gurda) put it, "Virtually everything that was not nailed down - from public hay supplies to aldermanic votes - was for sale to the highest bidder."[4] After spending some time in [California](/source/California) trying to promote [trade](/source/Foreign_trade) with China, Rose returned to Milwaukee and ran once again for mayor in 1924 but lost the election to Socialist [Daniel Hoan](/source/Daniel_Hoan).

## Back to Lafayette County

Rose later returned to Darlington and in 1931 ran once more (unsuccessfully) for county judge of Lafayette County. He died in Milwaukee on August 8, 1932, and is buried in Darlington.[5]

## See also

- [Twin Buttes, Arizona](/source/Twin_Buttes,_Pima_County,_Arizona)

## Notes

1. 'Memorial at Rose's Grave is Dedicated-Milwaukeeans Honor Former Mayor at Darlington, *Milwaukee Sentinel,* May 26, 1935

1. ["Wisconsin Historical Society-David Stuart Rose"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215950/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1717&keyword=rose). Archived from [the original](http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1717&keyword=rose) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-04.

1. [Database](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rose.html)

1. [Gurda, John. "Socialism Before It Was a Four-Letter Word"](https://archive.jsonline.com/news/opinion/89804422.html) *[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel](/source/Milwaukee_Journal_Sentinel)* April 3, 2010

1. Freitag, Duane H. *Sauerkraut, Suspenders, and the Swiss: A Political History of Green County’s Swiss Colony, 1845–1945* Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, 2012; p. 137

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