Rose, William Ganson, 1878-

Cleveland, Ohio author, historian, lecturer, advertising executive, and civic promoter. In 1915, Rose formed Wm. G. Rose, Inc., his own advertising and public-relations firm. He managed numerous fairs and expositions, including the first Cleveland Electrical Exposition (1914), the Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race and Aerial Carnival (1930), the Great Lakes Exposition (1936-37), and the Cleveland Sesquicentennial (1946). In 1916-17, Rose chaired the group which promoted and ultimately secured passage of a bond issue financing the construction of the Cleveland Public Auditorium. He served on the board of Hiram House, a Cleveland social settlement founded by George Bellamy in 1896, and belonged to the American Press Humorists and the Cleveland Athletic Club. Rose authored several books and numerous articles for newspapers and magazines, as well as a comprehensive 1-volume history of Cleveland entitled Cleveland, the making of a city, published in 1950. Rose died in 1957.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1961. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 23761678

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