Walter W. Rose was an American politician and real estate developer in Florida. He served in the Florida Senate including as President of the Florida Senate. He was a Democrat.
Rose moved to Florida in 1909.[1] He bought the Ericsson house in 1920.[1] He platted the Rosemere subdivision in Orlando's College Park subdivision and donated land for what is now Dickson Azalea Park along Fern Creek.[2] Rose named the streets in the area he platted for colleges.[1]
He served in the State Senate from 1933 until 1948 as a Democrat.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Porter, Tana Mosier (February 16, 2015). College Park. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439649480 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Orlando Botanical Garden and 4 Urban Sanctuaries in Central Florida". Visit Florida. 18 April 2017.
- ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Portrait of Democrat legislator Walter W. Rose". Florida Memory.