Richard Reid Rogers
Richard Reid Rogers ( 1868 - November 10, 1949 ) was an American lawyer . In 1906 and 1907 he was the military governor of the Panama Canal Zone .
Career
Richard Rogers was a prominent lawyer specializing in transit rights. He was married to Eunice Tomlin. Their daughter later married into the German noble house of Hesse .
Rogers attended Princeton University until 1886 . He then studied law at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . He became a legal advisor to the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad Company . In 1906, the office of governor of the Panama Canal Zone was temporarily abolished. The function was largely delegated to the adviser to the Isthmian Canal Commission . In this case, it was Richard Rogers, who held this position until 1907. He carried out the necessary business from Washington, DC and was not on site in Panama.
credentials
- Mellander, Gustavo A. (1971). The United States in Panamanian Politics: The Intriguing Formative Years. Daville, Ill .: Interstate Publishers. OCLC 138568.
- Mellander, Gustavo A .; Nelly Maldonado Mellander (1999). Charles Edward Magoon: The Panama Years. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. ISBN 1-56328-155-4 . OCLC 42970390.
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| SURNAME | Rogers, Richard Reid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1868 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1949 |