Famous People with Name Rolph

Rolph Stewart Grant            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Rolph Stewart Grant: was a West Indian cricketer who captained them in their 1939 tour of England.

Thomas Rolph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Rolph: was a United States Representative from California. He was born in San Francisco, California. His older brother, James Rolph, Jr., who would be elected as Mayor of San Francisco in 1911 and later as Governor of California in 1930. Rolph was elected as a R

James "Sunny Jim" Rolph, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James "Sunny Jim" Rolph, Jr.: was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to a single term as the 27th Governor of California from January 6, 1931 until his death on June 2, 1934 at the height of the Great Depression. Previously, Rolph had been the

John Rolph            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Rolph: was a physician, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada.He won a seat in the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada in 1836 representing Norfolk County, one of the few reformers elected to the legislative assembly in that year. Although Rolph was aware of the preparations for the Upper Canada Rebellion, he did not advise the authorities and he expected to be part of a new government if the rebellion had been successful. He advised the rebels to advance their time table when he learned that William Lyon Mackenzie was to be arrested. On December 5, with Robert Baldwin, he carried a message to the rebel leaders from the lieutenant governor under a flag of truce, advising them to return home. On December 6, fearing that his involvement would soon be discovered, he fled to the United States. He was expelled from the legislature in January 1838.