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Samuel Augustus Rogers (February 1840 – June 4, 1911) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. He represented
Cariboo The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the Caribou (North America), caribou that were once abundant in the reg ...
from 1890 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903 in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The other component of the Legislature is the lieutenant governor of British Columbi ...
. Born in 1840, he came with his parents to
Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
in 1844 and was educated in Prince Edward County. Rogers served as sheriff for Cariboo Lillooet District for four years. He was a director of the Cariboo Hospital. Rogers lived in
Barkerville Barkerville was the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, Canada, and is preserved as a historic town. It is located on the north slope of the Cariboo Plateau near the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel. BC Highway 26, which ...
. He ran as a
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
in the 1900 election. Rogers was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 and in 1903. He never sought provincial office again. He died at home in Barkerville in 1911.


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* 1840 births 1911 deaths Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Independent MLAs in British Columbia 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{Independent-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub