The family moved to the Philadelphia suburbs in New Jersey after James was born and by 1900 was living in the town of Wenonah in Gloucester County.
[4] His New York Times obituary says Rossiter served as a lieutenant in an artillery unit in World War I.
[1] He was among the founders of the Roger Israel Post 11 of the American Legion and actively promoted the cause of veterans.
He resigned that post effective 31 July 1939 and was considering the Democratic candidacy for judge of the Erie County Court of Common Pleas.
[1] He seconded the nomination of former Governor Alfred E. Smith as the presidential candidate at the 1932 Democratic National Convention.