Edward Rogers (May 30, 1787 – May 29, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1839 to 1841.

Biography

Born in

Cornwall, Connecticut Cornwall is a New England town, town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The town of Cornwall, Connecticut, is named af ...

, Rogers completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Williams College,

Williamstown, Massachusetts Williamstown is a town in the northern part of Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts, United States. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropoli ...

, in 1809. He moved to New York State about the close of the War of 1812. He was graduated from

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

. He studied law. He was

admitted to the bar An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...

and commenced practice in

Madison, New York Madison is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 3,008 at the 2010 census. The Town of Madison contains a village also named Madison. The town is near the eastern border of the county. History Settlement be ...

Political career

He served as delegate to the State convention to revise the constitution in 1822. He served as judge of the court of common pleas for Madison County.

Congress

Rogers was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841).

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law. He also engaged in literary pursuits. He died in

Galway, New York Galway () is a town located in Saratoga County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,589. The town contains a village also named Galway. Both the town and village are located in the western part of ...

on May 29, 1857, and was interred in Madison Cemetery.

Family

He was the father of

Hezekiah Gold Rogers Hezekiah Gold Rogers (February 22, 1811 – March 19, 1882) was the United States chargé d'affaires in Sardinia from 1840 to 1841. Rogers, the eldest child of the Hon. Edward Rogers, member of the United States House of Representatives from New ...

, the United States charge d'affaires in Sardinia from 1840-41.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Edward 1787 births 1857 deaths Williams College alumni Yale College alumni People from Cornwall, Connecticut Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) New York (state) state court judges 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges