Roderick Rose (May 15, 1838 in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada – September 10, 1903 in Jamestown, North Dakota) was a Canadian-born American educator, lawyer, politician, and judge. Rose's family moved to the small city of Woodstock, Ontario, where he was educated. In 1858 he moved to Iowa, serving as a school principal in Montezuma and Davenport for twelve years. He studied for the bar, was admitted in 1871, and set up a practice in Davenport. He also served 3 terms as mayor (1875-6, 1880). In 1880 he was the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Representative in Iowa's 2nd district, losing to Republican nominee Sewall S. Farwell. In 1882 he moved to Jamestown, in what was then the Dakota Territory, and helped draft the city's charter when it was incorporated in 1883. He served as city attor
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