Clifford Joy "Doc" Rogers (December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962) was an American

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who served as the 22nd governor of

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from January 3, 1953 until January 3, 1955. He was a

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Rogers also served as State Treasurer of Wyoming twice (1946-1950, 1958-1962). As secretary of state, he succeeded to the Wyoming governorship when Governor Frank A. Barrett resigned in 1953 to join the

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. Seeking a full term, Rogers lost in the 1954 Republican primary to Milward Simpson."Final Returns Listed in State’s Record-Breaking Primary Vote," ''Afton Star Valley Independent'', Sept. 17, 1954. https://newspaperarchive.com/afton-star-valley-independent-sep-17-1954-p-1/ Rogers was born in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Clifford Joy 1897 births 1962 deaths State treasurers of Wyoming Secretaries of State of Wyoming Republican Party governors of Wyoming People from Clarion, Iowa 20th-century American politicians

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