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'''John Rose Holden''' (sometimes called '''Rose-Holden''') (27 September 1821 &ndash; 25 February 1879) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician and lawyer. He was mayor of [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Canada West]] in 1851.

Born in [[Daventry]], [[Northamptonshire]], [[England]], John Rose Holden was the son of a wealthy [[Church of England]] clergyman.  Little is known of his early life, but he is believed to have come to Canada at an early age.  He was well educated in both English and French, and studied law with Judge Campbell at Niagara, [[Upper Canada]].  After being called to the bar, he entered a partnership with Richard Oliver Duggan (for whom [[Whitehern]] was built) in Hamilton, enjoying a lucrative practice. He was married to Mary Emily Roach and had two sons and three daughters.

Holden served on the city council for many years.  He was elected mayor in 1851, the year in which a new system of elections was introduced; two aldermen, two councillors, one inspector of houses of public entertainment, and one school trustee were elected for each ward.  As mayor, Holden represented Hamilton at the Boston Jubilee.  A [[freemason]], Holden became affiliated with Barton [[Masonic lodge|Lodge]] on 27 November 1844.  He was active, along with his wife, in the Wentworth Historical Society.  He was also a member of St. Mark's Church ([[Anglicanism|Anglican]]), donating its first communion vessels.  The church contains a plaque to him and his wife.

He died in Hamilton, Ontario in 1879.

==References==
*Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791–1875); Thomas Melville Bailey; W.L. Griffin Ltd, (1981); Pg 105

==External links==
* [https://lha.hpl.ca/articles/mayors-hamilton-and-dundas "Mayors of Hamilton and Dundas" at Hamilton Public Library]

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