Robert Edgar Rose (October 7, 1939 – February 14, 2022) was an American politician. A member of the

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, he was the 26th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1975 to 1979 and was the party's nominee for

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. In 1986, Rose was appointed to the Eighth Judicial District Court. He was elected three times to the

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serving from 1989 to 2007.

Early life and education

Rose was born in Orange, New Jersey, on October 7, 1939, and raised in Livingston, New Jersey. He graduated from Livingston High School in 1957,

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in 1963 and

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in 1964. He was president of the first graduating class at Livingston High School and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1994.

Death

Rose died in

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, on February 14, 2022, at the age of 82.

References

External links

Profile from JAMS Foundation
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