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George Rose (17 June 1744 - 13 January 1818) was a British politician.
Born in Brechin, Scotland, he was educated at Westminster School, afterwards entering the Royal Navy, a service which he left in 1762 after he had taken part in some fighting in the West Indies. He then obtained a position in the Civil Service, becoming joint Keeper of the Records in 1772 and secretary to the Board of Taxes in 1777. In 1782 he gave up the latter appointment to become one of the secretaries to the treasury under Lord Shelburne, though he did not enter Parliament.
He left office with his colleagues in April 1783, but in the following December he returned to his former position at the treasury in Pitt's ministry, being henceforward one of this minister’s most steadfast supporters. He entered parliament as Member for Launceston early in 1784, and his fidelity and friendship were rewarded by Pitt, who gave him a lucrative post in the court of exchequer; in 1788 he became Clerk of the Parliaments. In 1801 Rose left office with Pitt, but returned with him to power in 1804, when he was made vice-president of the committee on trade and joint Paymaster-General.
He resigned these offices a few days after Pitt's death in 1806, but he served as vice-president of the committee on trade and Treasurer of the Navy under the Duke of Portland and Spencer Perceval from 1807 to 1812. He was again Treasurer of the Navy under Lord Liverpool, and he was still MP for Christchurch, a seat which he had held since 1790, when he died at Cuffnells, in Hampshire.
Rose was an able and conscientious public servant, although he and his two sons drew a large amount of money from sinecures, a fact referred to by William Cobbett in his "A New Year’s Gift to old George Rose." Rose wrote several books on economic subjects, and his Diaries and Correspondence, edited by the Rev. L. V. Harcourt, was published in 1860.
His elder son, Sir George Henry Rose (1771–1855), was in parliament from 1794 to 1813, and again from 1818 to 1844, and in the meantime he was British minister at Munich, at Berlin, and at Washington; in 1818 he succeeded his father as clerk of the parliaments. He was the father of Baron Strathnairn. The second son was the poet William Stewart Rose.
George Rose (February 19, 1920 - May 5, 1988) was a British actor in theatre and films, winning two Tony Awards, among many other honors.
George Rose (born 13 March, 1983) is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League in Australia.
His preferred position is prop because of his large size. He usually sits on the interchange bench as what can be described as an "impact player". His former club was the Sydney Roosters.
George has since become a popular player with the public. The hype surrounding him has been described as "Mark Tookey like" by NRL commentators.
During the round 11, 2007, match against the Melbourne Storm, Rose broke his leg in a tackle midway through the second half and missed the rest of the 2007 season.
George Rose is a British businessman.
He joined British Aerospace in 1992 and continues to serve on the board of its successor, BAE Systems as finance director. He is a Non Executive Director of National Grid Transco plc and is on the board of SAAB AB.
Rose was ranked 67th in The Times Power 100 list, published by The Times in November 2006.
He has also served on the boards of Leyland DAF UK, DAF NV, Rover Group and Orange plc.
George Harry Rose (February 28 1880 - December 7 1932) was a member of the United States Navy and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the China Relief Expedition.
A British Music Hall star, he created the roles of Hobson in "Walking Happy" and The Chairman in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."
Beaten to death by his adopted son, the young man's natural father, an uncle and a fourth man.
Won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1976, for a revival of "My Fair Lady," and in 1986, for "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." He was also nominated for a Tony thre other times: as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical), in 1970 for "Coco;" as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "My Fat Friend," and again as Best Actor (Musical), in 1981 for "The Pirates of Penzance."



