Sir John Rose | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 18 November 1867 – 29 September 1869 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Galt |
Succeeded by | Francis Hincks |
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, Quebec | |
In office 20 September 1867 – 17 November 1867 [1] 28 November 1867 – 29 September 1869 | |
Preceded by | New Electoral District |
Succeeded by | Julius 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 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire | 2 August 1820
Died | 24 August 1888 Langwell Forest, Ord of Caithness, Scotland | (aged 68)
Nationality | Scots-Quebecer |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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.