William Anderson Rose

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Alderman Sir William Anderson Rose (16 August 1820 – 9 June 1881) was a businessman, MP and Lord Mayor of London.

Rose was educated at St Olave's Grammar School and University College London. He served as a Sheriff of the City of London for 1855 and was elected Lord Mayor of London for 1862. He was elected as Conservative MP for Southampton from 1862 to 1865.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7UEe1izSrjQC&pg=PA260|title=Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1860-1864|first1=M. G.|last1=Wiebe|first2=Mary S.|last2=Millar|first3=Ann P.|last3=Robson|page=260|publisher=University of Toronto Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-8020-9949-5 }}

He was appointed Colonel of the Royal London Militia on 16 November 1870, and after retirement was appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment on 12 June 1880.Army List.