Robert Rogers (politician)
Robert Rogers PC (born March 2, 1865 in Lakefield , † July 21, 1936 ) was a Canadian businessman , businessman and politician of the Conservative Party of Canada .
Life
Rogers, an entrepreneur and businessman by profession, ran unsuccessfully in June 1896 for the Conservative Party in the Lisgar constituency for the first time for a seat in the House of Commons .
In October 1911, Prime Minister Robert Borden appointed him Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General for Indian Affairs in the 9th Federal Cabinet . Shortly thereafter, he was elected to the lower house in a by -election in the constituency of Winnipeg and was a member of this until October 1917. At the same time he became minister of mining in March 1912. After a cabinet reshuffle, he became Minister for Public Works in October 1912 and held this post until his resignation on August 22, 1917. The reason for his resignation was his rejection of Borden's wish for a coalition with the Liberal Party .
His negative attitude towards the coalition meant that he was not put up for candidacy in the general election on December 17, 1917 . In the general election on December 6, 1921 , he again applied for a seat in the Lisgar constituency , but suffered a defeat, and was only re-elected to the lower house in the October 29, 1925 election for the Winnipeg South constituency. However, he lost this mandate after less than a year due to his defeat in the early general election on September 14, 1926 .
In October 1927 he ran to succeed Hugh Guthrie for the office of chairman of the Conservative Party, but failed against Richard Bedford Bennett . In the election of July 28, 1928 , he was finally re-elected to the House of Commons in the constituency of Winnipeg South , to which he was now a member until August 1935.
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| SURNAME | Rogers, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lakefield |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1936 |