Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet

Sir John Rose
Minister of Finance
In office
18 November 1867 – 29 September 1869
Preceded byAlexander Galt
Succeeded byFrancis Hincks
Member of Parliament for
Huntingdon, Quebec
In office
20 September 1867 – 17 November 1867 [1]
28 November 1867 – 29 September 1869
Preceded byNew Electoral District
Succeeded byJulius Scriver
Solicitor General for Canada East, Province of Canada
In office
26 November 1857 – 1 August 1858
Receiver General, Province of Canada
In office
6 August 1858 – 7 August 1858
Solicitor General for Canada East, Province of Canada
In office
7 August 1858 – 10 January 1859
Commissioner for Public Works, Province of Canada
In office
11 January 1859 – 12 June 1861
Member of Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for
City of Montreal, Canada East
In office
December 1857 - June 1861
Member of Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for
Montreal Centre, Canada East
In office
1861 - May, 1863; 1863 - June, 1867
Personal details
Born(1820-08-02)2 August 1820
Turriff, Aberdeenshire
Died24 August 1888(1888-08-24) (aged 68)
Langwell Forest, Ord of Caithness, Scotland
NationalityScots-Quebecer
OccupationLawyer

Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet GCMG PC QC (2 August 1820 – 24 August 1888) was a Scots-Quebecer politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and the Executive Council of the Province of Canada. After Confederation, he held the offices of Solicitor General of Canada, Minister of Public Works and Minister of Finance in the new federal government. In the United Kingdom, he held the offices of Receiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall and Privy Counsellor.

In 1872, he was created 1st Baronet Rose, of Montreal. His eldest son inherited the title and in 1909, his second son, Sir Charles Day Rose, was created 1st Baronet Rose of Hardwick House in his own right. His home from 1848, Rosemount, was in Montreal's Golden Square Mile. From 1872, he lived in England at Loseley Park.

  1. ^ Resigned upon appointment as Minister of Finance under law that required MPs accepting a ministerial appointment with remuneration to resign their seat and seek reelection