William Rose (Clerk of the Parliaments)
Sir William Rose (19 July 1808 – 19 November 1885) was a British barrister and civil servant who served as Clerk of the Parliaments from 1875 to 1885, succeeding his father. From a Tory background, he was well-connected in the political world. Early life Rose was born the son of Sir George Henry Rose and Frances Duncombe. He was from a strongly political family, descended from the Roses of Kilravock, directly from William Rose, 11th Baron of Kilravock, he was the grandson of George Rose and Thomas Duncombe, nephew of William Stewart Rose, younger brother of Field Marshal Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn and cousin of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham and Thomas Slingsby Duncombe. He was educated at Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated from in 1830 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was admitted to The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn on 23 November 1832 and was called to the bar in 1839. Parliamentary career In 1848 Rose was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Parliaments by his father, who was then Clerk of the Parliaments. George Henry Rose had been appointed Clerk of the Parliaments after serving as Deputy Clerk of the Parliaments,