William Anderson Rose

Alderman Sir William Anderson Rose (16 August 1820 – 9 June 1881) was a businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London.

Rose was educated at St Olave's Grammar School and University College London. He served as a Sheriff of the City of London for 1855 and was elected Lord Mayor of London for 1862. He was elected as Conservative MP for Southampton from 1862 to 1865.[1]

He was appointed Colonel of the Royal London Militia on 16 November 1870, and after retirement was appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment on 12 June 1880.[2]

References

Wiebe, M. G.; Millar, Mary S.; Robson, Ann P. (2009). Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860-1864. University of Toronto Press. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-8020-9949-5.
Army List.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Anderson Rose
Rose, William Anderson (1820-1881) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at London City History

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