Henry G. C. Rose, M. D. Biography


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				HENRY G. C. ROSE, M. D., OPT. G. 

	In the practice of medicine in Rapid City Dr. Henry G. C. Rose 
has become well established as an able and successful physician, 
concentrating his energies upon a general office practice and 
specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye. He is widely 
known to the profession in the state and enjoys the high regard of his 
fellow practitioners by reason of his personal worth and his close 
conformity to the highest standard of professional ethics. 

	Dr. Rose was born in Mercer, Pennsylvania, January 10, 1841, a 
son of Marcus H. Rose. The ancestry is traced back to 1740, when 
representatives of the name located in Long Island, while at a later 
date others of the family settled in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. That was 
about the year 1803. The family is of English origin but with the 
desire to have greater religious freedom they left England and went to 
Holland. Andrew Rose, Jr., the great grandfather of Dr. Rose, took an 
active and helpful part in the war of the Revolution. He was a mechanic 
and operated what was known as the Rose furnace, where many of the guns 
and much of the ammunition for the Revolutionary soldiers were made. He 
was also the maternal great-grandfather of President William McKinley, 
who was a second cousin of Dr. Rose. Marcus H. Rose devoted his early 
manhood to the profession of teaching and afterward engaged in the 
real-estate business. Later he lived in Cleveland, Ohio, where his 
death occurred. His wife bore the maiden name of Henrietta Wooschard 
Moore and was a daughter of Henry Moore, of Baltimore, and afterward of 
Sandusky, Ohio, where he passed away. 

	Dr. Rose was the oldest of a family of seven children and two of 
his sisters and two of his brothers are yet living. He was educated in 
Mercer Academy at Mercer, Pennsylvania, where he was studying at the 
time of the outbreak of the Civil war. He was among the first 
volunteers, enlisting in April, 1861. In July he went upon active duty 
and saw service continuously through the three succeeding years. In 
1863 he was detailed as a clerk in the war department by Secretary 
Stanton and there continued until he left the service. He participated 
in the second battle of Bull Run, at the battle of Mechanicsville, in 
the seven days, battle before Richmond, and in many other lesser 
engagements and he was mustered out in June, 1864, after which he 
returned home. 

	In the same year the family removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and a 
short time afterward he entered the Charity Hospital Medical College, 
now the College of Physicians & Surgeons of that city, from which he 
was graduated with the class of 1867. He pursued a course in optical 
science in the Philadelphia Optical College and he began the practice 
of his profession in Cleveland but later removed to Conneaut, Ohio. 
Subsequently he practiced for a time in Chicago and afterward in 
Milbank, Dakota territory, where he remained from 1881 until 1904, or 
for a period of twenty-three years. He then went to San Jose, 
California, and afterward to Santa Cruz. In 1906 he located at Golden, 
Colorado, leaving California immediately after the earthquake of that 
year. In 1907 he returned to Dakota, settling at Rapid City, where he 
still continues in practice, specializing in the treatment of the eye 
and in general office practice. He was the organizer of the South 
Dakota State Medical Association and served as its secretary and he 
ranks high among the representatives of the profession. 

	On the 7th of December, 1876, Dr. Rose was married to Miss Phebe 
Taber, a daughter of Captain Stephen and Charity (Nye) Taber, of 
Palmyra, New York. The family were formerly residents of New Bedford, 
Massachusetts, and during his active lifetime Captain Taber was 
commander of trading ships which sailed to all sections of the globe. 
Dr. and Mrs. Rose became the parents of two children: Pearl, now 
deceased; and Harry Taber, who is connected with the Rapid City post 
office. 

	Dr. Rose is a republican where national issues are involved but 
casts an independent local ballot. He served as the first mayor of 
Milbank, South Dakota, and for many years he filled the office of 
United States examining surgeon. He was also for nineteen or twenty 
years surgeon for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. 
Fraternally he is a Mason, a Knight of Pythias and a member of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen. He has always been devoted to his 
profession and has been a constant student of the science of medicine, 
keeping thoroughly abreast of the times. For an extended period he has 
been a representative of the medical fraternity of his state and his 
ability has gained him widespread prominence.