Charlie Rose (congressman)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Alton Asa Lennon |
| Succeeded by | Mike McIntyre |
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Charles Grandison Rose III August 10, 1939 Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Died | September 3, 2012 (aged 73) Albertville, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stacye Hefner (1995–2012; his death) Joan Teague Rose (1982-1995; divorced) Sara Richardson Rose (1962–1982; divorced) |
Charles Grandison "Charlie" Rose III (August 10, 1939 – September 3, 2012) was a Democratic United States Congressman from North Carolina who served from 1973 to 1997.
Rose was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He attended Davidson College, earning his LL.B., and he received his Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While an Davidson undergraduate he was a photographer for The News and Observer. For several years, Rose practiced as a lawyer, and in 1967, he became a prosecutor for Fayetteville district courts. In 1970, Rose unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Congressman Alton Lennon in the Democratic primary, claiming over 40% of the vote. In 1972, when Lennon stepped down, Rose beat back a primary bid by a Lennon-endorsed candidate, State Senator Hector McGeachy, claiming the nomination and ultimate victory.
Rose represented a district stretching from Fayetteville to Wilmington on the coast. Rose was a liberal, populist Democrat, which seemingly made him an odd fit for his conservative coastal district. However, he remained popular because he was viewed as a champion of farmers, especially tobacco farmers. Additionally, the Republican Party was more or less nonexistent at the local level for most of his tenure.
He was a member of the Intelligence and Agriculture Committees. He also served as Chairman of the House Administration Committee from 1991 - 1994, a post which helped earn him the nickname "mayor of the Capitol".
From his early photography days he had had an interest in cutting-edge technology and, according to friend and former chief of staff John Merritt, "pushed the House of Representatives to televise its activities on C-SPAN, helped bring computers and fiber optics to Congress and was 'behind just about every tech advancement Congress made while he was there'". He also had an electric car in the 1970s.
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