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Rose Toll
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 200th district
In office
1971–1976
Preceded byBernard Gross
Succeeded byJohn F. White, Jr.
Personal details
BornRose Ornstein
(1911-06-04)June 4, 1911[1]
DiedMay 12, 1997(1997-05-12) (aged 85)[2][3]
PartyDemocratic
SpouseHerman Toll

Rose Toll (June 4, 1911 – May 12, 1997) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[4][5]

She graduated from Kensington High School and Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in 1932.[4]

She served as ward leader of Philadelphia's 50th ward from 1966-1978.[6][7] Her husband was U.S. Representative Herman Toll.

References

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  1. "The Pennsylvania Manual". 1971.
  2. Stone, K.F. (2010). The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members. Scarecrow Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780810877382. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. "Rose Toll; Served 6 Years In Pa. House - philly-archives". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Rose Toll Biography". archives.house.state.pa.us. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  5. Cox, Harold. "House Members T". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  6. Miller, Joseph H. (March 6, 1966). "City Democrats Face Power Struggle in Reshuffle of Districts". Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1, 3 via newspapers.com.
  7. Rosenfeld, Stephan (June 2, 1978). "Ward Leader Election Due". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 13 via newspapers.com.