Thomas Rose (1856 – 10 June 1926) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to pastoralist Charles Henry Jacob Rose and Rosanna Robinetta Nicholls. He attended public schools in

and Campbelltown before working as a draper in Parramatta and Bathurst. He also ran general stores in

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and

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. A lawyer, he was called to the bar in 1898, although he was disbarred at his own request in 1904 and worked as a solicitor, becoming a partner in the firm Rose and Dawes. His first marriage was to Valerie Kable, but in 1894 he remarried Elizabeth Ann Barber. He was elected to the

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in 1891 as the

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member for Argyle, serving until his defeat in 1904. Rose died in Burwood in 1926.

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1856 births 1926 deaths Protectionist Party politicians Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Colony of New South Wales people {{Australia-politician-stub