Norman McLeod Rogers

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Norman McLeod Rogers , PC (born July 25, 1894 in Amherst , Nova Scotia , † June 10, 1940 ) was a Canadian lawyer , judge and politician of the Liberal Party , a member of the House of Commons and a minister in the 16th Canadian cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King was.

Life

After attending school, Rogers first completed an undergraduate degree at Acadia University , from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). During the First World War he did his military service between 1916 and 1917 at the 6th Nova Scotia Mounted Rifles . After the war, he was awarded a Rhodes scholarship and began 1919 postgraduate studies of history at the University College of the University of Oxford , which he with a Master of Arts finished (MA). In addition, after studying literature, he obtained a Bachelor of Letters (B.Litt.) And, after further studies in private law, a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL). After he was private secretary to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King from 1927 to 1929, he took over a professorship at Queen's University .

In the election of October 14, 1935 , Rogers was elected for the first time for the Liberal Party in the Kingston City constituency as a member of the House of Commons, to which he belonged after his re-election on March 26, 1940 until his death on June 10, 1940.

On October 23, 1935, Rogers was appointed by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to the 16th Canadian Cabinet , and took over the post of Labor Minister until September 18, 1939. He then became Minister of National Defense as part of a cabinet reshuffle on September 19, 1939, and held this ministerial office until his death on June 10, 1940.

Publications

As a historian, Rogers wrote books on Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville , the founder of the Louisiana colony , and on his mentor, William Lyon Mackenzie King:

  • Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville , Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1928
  • Mackenzie King , Toronto, Morang, 1935

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personal data
SURNAME Rogers, Norman McLeod
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician and historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Amherst , Nova Scotia
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1940