Samuel Rodgers (1894 – June 1970) was a unionist

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. Rodgers qualified as a medical doctor at

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in 1926. During

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, he served with the

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. He joined the

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, and stood unsuccessfully for them in Belfast Pottinger at the

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. However, he managed to take the seat at the next election, in

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.Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Biographies
/ref> Rodgers held his seat in

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, and chaired the Unionist backbenchers' committee from 1956 until 1958, when he lost his seat. He stood for

in a 1961 by-election, but was again unsuccessful. He was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland the following year, serving until his death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodgers, Samuel 1894 births 1970 deaths Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1949–1953 Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1953–1958 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965 Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for Belfast constituencies Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland