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Rose, Robert S

congressman, was born in 1772 in Henrico county, Va. He was a representative in congress from the state of New York from 1823 to 1827, and again from 1829 to 1831. He died Nov. 24, 1835, in Waterloo, N. Y.

Rose, U. M

lawyer, legislator, was born March 5, 1834, in Marion county, Ky.

He is a successful lawyer of Little Rock, Ark., and during 1860-65 was chancellor of the state of Arkansas.

Rose, William G

lawyer, legislator, was born Sept. 23, 1829, in Mercer county, Pa. This prominent lawyer of Cleveland, Ohio, served his city as mayor for two terms; and was candidate for lieutenantgovernor of Ohio in 1883. Before moving to Ohio he served as a member of the Pennsylvania state legislature.

Roselius, Christian

journalist, lawyer, was born Aug. 10, 1803, in Germany. In 1831 he was appointed attorney-general of Louisiana. He was for many years dean of the university of Louisiana; and for the last twenty-three years of his life was professor of civil law in that institution. He died Sept. 5, 1873, in New Orleans, La.

Rosenthal, Lewis

journalist, author, was born Sept. 10, 1856, in Baltimore, Md. He is a journalist who has published America and France; and the Influence of the United States on France in the Eighteenth Century.

Rosenthal, Max

artist, was born Nov. 23, 1833, in Russia. He made the chomo-lithographic plates for what is believed to be the first fully illustrated book by this process in the United States, Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters. After 1884 he turned his attention to etching, and he has since executed one hundred and fifty portraits of eminent Americans and British officers, together with numerous large plates, among which are Storm Approaches; Doris, the Shepherd's Maiden; and Marguerite.

Rosenthal, Toby Edward

artist, was born March 15, 1848, in New Haven, Conn. His more important works are Love's Last Offering; Spring's Joy and Sorrow; Morning Prayers in Bach's Family, which was bought by the Saxon government, and is now in the museum of Leipsic; Elaine; Young Monk in Refectory; and Forbidden Longings.

Ross, Abel Hastings

clergyman, author, was born April 28, 1831, in Winchendon, Mass. Since 1872 he has been a lecturer on church polity in the Oberlin Theological seminary of Ohio. He is the author of a number of valuable papers on religious topics, and various books and pamphlets.

Ross, Alexander Coffman

merchant, composer, inventor, was born May 31, 1812, in Zanesville, Ohio. From a boy he was interested in scientific inventions, and he is said to have produced the first daguerreotype ever made in this country.

He was one of the most enterprising business men in Zanesville, and accumulated a large property. He died Feb. 25, 1883, in Zanesville, Ohio.

Ross, Charles Alexander

educator, public official, was born May 16, 1863, in Presque Isle, Maine. He received his education in the St. John's English and Classical school, and for many years was engaged in educational work. He is prominent in the public affairs of Washington, and since 1894 has been clerk of Whitman county, state of Washington.

Ross, Clinton

author, was born in 1861 in New York. He is a novelist of New York city; and the author of The Silent Workman; The Countess Bettina; The Speculator; Adventures of Three Worthies; Improbable Tales; Two Soldiers and a Politician; The Puppet; The Scarlet Coat; Battle Tales; Bobbie Mc- Duff; The Meddling Hussy; and Zuleika.

Ross, David

congressman, was born about 1750 in Maryland. He was a delegate from Maryland to the continental congress from 1786 to 1787.