David Stuart Rose Democrat (June 30, 1856 – August 8, 1932) was an American lawyer and Democratic

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Born in

Darlington, Wisconsin Darlington is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,462 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Darlington. History The first residence within the city limits of ...

, Rose joined his father's law firm in Darlington. He served as mayor of Darlington in 1883 and 1884 and was county judge of

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Move to Milwaukee

In 1886, he moved to Milwaukee where he practiced law and was twice elected mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin serving from 1898 to 1906 and from 1908 to 1910, when he was defeated by

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. He was the 1902 Democratic nominee for

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, running a

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campaign losing to incumbent

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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

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and late-night

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. As historian

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put it, "Virtually everything that was not nailed down - from public hay supplies to aldermanic votes - was for sale to the highest bidder." After spending some time in

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trying to promote

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with China, Rose returned to Milwaukee and ran once again for mayor in 1924 but lost the election to Socialist

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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.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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, David S. 1856 births 1932 deaths People from Darlington, Wisconsin Mayors of Milwaukee Wisconsin lawyers Wisconsin state court judges

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