George F. Rogers

George Frederick Rogers (born March 19, 1887 in Ontario , Canada , †  November 20, 1948 in Cobourg , Canada) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1947 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Rogers attended public schools in his native Canada and in Rochester, New York State. From 1899 he lived in Rochester, where he was a grocer between 1911 and 1943. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1934 and 1935 he was a county councilor in Monroe County ; from 1937 to 1938 he sat in the New York Senate . Between 1942 and 1948 he was on the Genesee State Park Commission .

In the 1944 congressional election , Rogers was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 40th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Republican Walter G. Andrews on January 3, 1945 . Since he was not confirmed in 1946, he could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1947 . During this time the Second World War ended .

In 1948, George Rogers ran unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He died a little later on November 20 of that year in Cobourg and was buried in Rochester.

Web links

• George F. Rogers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Walter G. Andrews	United States House of Representatives for New York (40th constituency) January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947	Kenneth Keating