Charles Henry Rose (November 4, 1873 – January 15, 1948) was Sheriff of the

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(modern equivalent to

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Early life

Charles Henry Rose was born on November 4, 1873, in

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to Charles Henry Rose and Mary A. Sylva. He attended

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. In 1889 Rose began work at Wilder Steamship Company as an office boy and moved up to passenger agent. He married Rosie M. Senna in 1899.

Police

In 1907 Rose was appointed by Sheriff Curtis P. Iaukea as Chief Clerk of the

. He was elected

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in 1908 for two terms. Rose became

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of Honolulu in 1914, appointed by Sheriff William P. Jarrett to succeed him between elections, while Jarrett was promoted to High Sheriff of the Territory of Hawaii. Rose gave ex-mayor

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a job after leaving office in 1915 by appointing him City

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. Rose remained Sheriff until 1923, through

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. He had been a Democrat and was elected third district Senator in the Hawaii Territorial Senate in 1925.

References

*Men of Hawaii Volume 2 edited by John William Siddall
Rose, Charles H. at Hawaii State Archives Digital Collection
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