Joseph Rosier

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Joseph Rosier

United States Senator from West Virginia
In office January 13, 1941 – November 17, 1942 Serving with Harley M. Kilgore
Preceded by	Matthew M. Neely
Succeeded by	Hugh Ike Shott
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from Marion County
In office 1947–1949
Personal details
Born	(1870-01-24)January 24, 1870 Wilsonburg, West Virginia
Died	October 7, 1951(1951-10-07) (aged 81) Fairmont, West Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Salem College
Profession	Educator

Joseph Rosier (January 24, 1870 – October 7, 1951) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Wilsonburg, West Virginia, he attended the public schools and graduated from Salem College in 1895. In 1890, Rosier was a teacher of the village school at Bristol, West Virginia and was principal of the public schools of Salem in 1891 and 1892; in 1893 and 1894 he was superintendent of schools of Harrison County, West Virginia and was a member of the faculty of Salem College from 1894 to 1896. He was a teacher in the State normal school at Glenville, West Virginia from 1896 to 1897 and was a member of the faculty of the State Teachers' College at Fairmont, West Virginia from 1897 to 1900. He was superintendent of schools of Fairmont from 1900–1915 and was president of Fairmont State College, Fairmont from 1915–1945 and then president emeritus.

During the First World War, Rosier served as county food administrator (1917–1918) and was a consultant on education for the Works Progress Administration (1933–1937). On January 13, 1941 he was appointed as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Matthew M. Neely and took the oath of office on May 13, 1941, after the Senate resolved a challenge to the appointment, and served from January 13, 1941, to November 17, 1942, when a duly elected successor qualified. Rosier was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the unexpired term, and resumed his former pursuits. He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1946.

Joseph Rosier died in Fairmont in 1951. Interment was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Salem.

References

United States Senate
Preceded by Matthew M. Neely	Class 2 Senator from West Virginia 1941–1942 Served alongside: Harley M. Kilgore	Succeeded by Hugh I. Shott

v t e United States Senators from West Virginia

Class 1	Van Winkle Boreman Caperton Price Hereford Camden Faulkner Scott Chilton Sutherland Neely Hatfield Holt Kilgore Laird Revercomb Byrd Goodwin Manchin

Class 2	Willey Davis Kenna Camden S. Elkins D. Elkins Watson N. Goff D. Elkins G. Goff Neely Rosier Shott Revercomb Neely Hoblitzell Randolph Rockefeller

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 34213741 LCCN: no2006077660

Persondata
Name	Rosier, Joseph
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 24, 1870
Place of birth	Wilsonburg, West Virginia
Date of death	October 7, 1951
Place of death	Fairmont, West Virginia

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