David S. Rose
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David Stuart Rose was an American
politician
and was twice elected mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin serving from 1898 to 1906 and from 1908 to 1910.
In 1900, Rose recommended improving the port by the construction of a system of docks and terminals in deep water off the shore of Jones Island because, as he stated, the rivers were becoming inadequate to meet the demands of increasing commerce to and from the city. In the same year he is rumored to have accepted $50,000 from an electric utility but this was never proved in court.
He was noted for his corrupt administrations, which allowed brothels and sporting parlors (casinos) to operate in the city even though they were against Milwaukee codes.
During Rose's administration, police turned a blind eye upon request from City Hall. After his defeat by Emil Seidel
in the 1910 election, Rose moved to Los Angeles
. He returned to Milwaukee in 1924 to make another bid for mayor, this time running against Dan Hoan, but lost. He moved back to California
, where he lived the rest of his life.
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and was twice elected mayor of the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin serving from 1898 to 1906 and from 1908 to 1910.
In 1900, Rose recommended improving the port by the construction of a system of docks and terminals in deep water off the shore of Jones Island because, as he stated, the rivers were becoming inadequate to meet the demands of increasing commerce to and from the city. In the same year he is rumored to have accepted $50,000 from an electric utility but this was never proved in court.
He was noted for his corrupt administrations, which allowed brothels and sporting parlors (casinos) to operate in the city even though they were against Milwaukee codes.
During Rose's administration, police turned a blind eye upon request from City Hall. After his defeat by Emil Seidel
Emil Seidel
Emil Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. He was the first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, and ran as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America in the 1912 presidential election....
in the 1910 election, Rose moved to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He returned to Milwaukee in 1924 to make another bid for mayor, this time running against Dan Hoan, but lost. He moved back to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where he lived the rest of his life.