John Marshall Rose
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1923
Constituency	Pennsylvania
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1889–1891
Personal details
Born	(1856-05-18)May 18, 1856 Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Died	April 22, 1923(1923-04-22) (aged 66) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Washington & Jefferson College
Occupation	Teacher, politician

John Marshall Rose (May 18, 1856 – April 22, 1923) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

John Marshall Rose was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a son of Wesley J. Rose and Martha Given. He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1880. He taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in Johnstown. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives in 1889, but declined reelection.^[1] During his term he acquired the nickname "the whistling statesman" for his habit of whistling popular songs.^[2]

Rose was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses.^[1] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922. He died in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1923.^[1][2] He is interred in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown.