- Charles Henry Rose
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Charles Henry Rose Honolulu Police Department November 4, 1873 – 1939 or after Place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii Allegiance United States Service branch city police Years of service 16 Rank Sheriff
Charles Henry Rose was Sheriff of the Honolulu Police Department (modern equivalent to Chief of Police)Early life
Charles Henry Rose was born on November 4, 1873 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Charles Henry Rose and Mary A. Sylva. He attended Saint Louis School. In 1889 Rose began work at Wilder Steamship Company as an office boy and moved up to passenger agent. He married Rosie M. Senna in 1899.
Police
In 1907 Rose was appointed by then Sheriff Curtis P. Iaukea as Chief Clerk of the Honolulu Police Department. He was elected Deputy Sheriff in 1908 for two terms. Rose became Sheriff of Honolulu in 1914 appointed by Sheriff William P. Jarrett to succeed him between elections, while Jarrett was promoted to High Sheriff of the Territory of Hawaii. Rose gave ex-mayor Joseph Fern a job after leaving office in 1915 by appointing him City Jailer. Rose remained Sheriff until 1923, through World War I. He had been a Democrat and was elected third district Senator in the Hawaii Senate in 1925.
Government offices Preceded by
William P. JarrettSheriff of Honolulu
1915 - 1923Succeeded by
David K. TraskReference
- Men of Hawaii Volume 2 edited by John William Siddall
- Rose, Charles H. at Hawaii State Archives Digital Collection
Categories:- 1873 births
- People from Honolulu, Hawaii
- American sheriffs
- Hawaii State Senators
- Hawaii Democrats
- Men of Hawaii Volume 2 edited by John William Siddall
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