David Dickson Rogers (June 10, 1845 – January 28, 1915) was a

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politician in the province of

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. Born in

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, his parents emigrated to

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when he was an infant and settled in Prince Edward County,

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. Rogers was educated at the Kingston Collegiate Institute. A farmer, he settled in

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. He was a Director and President of the Farmers' Institute and Agricultural Association. A member of the popular farmer-based

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, he faced no opposition and was acclaimed to the

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for the electoral district of Frontenac in the 1896 federal election. He ran in the 1900 election as an independent candidate and was defeated.

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* * 1845 births 1915 deaths British emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Patrons of Industry MPs Politicians from County Monaghan Immigrants to Upper Canada 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Ontario-MP-stub