William Nathaniel Rogers

William Nathaniel Rogers

William Nathaniel Rogers (born January 10, 1892 in Sanbornville , Carroll County , New Hampshire , † September 25, 1945 in Wolfeboro , New Hampshire) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 and again from 1932 to 1937 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Rogers attended public schools in his home country and the Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro. He then studied at Dartmouth College in Hanover . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Maine and his admission to the bar in 1916, he began to work in Sanbornville and Rochester in his new profession.

Rogers was a member of the Democratic Party . In the years 1917, 1919 and 1921 he succeeded in each moving into the New Hampshire House of Representatives . In 1922 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first District of New Hampshire , where he succeeded Republican Sherman Everett Burroughs on March 4, 1923 . However, since he lost to Fletcher Hale in the next election in 1924 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1925 .

In the following years Rogers worked again as a lawyer. He was also a discussion leader at political events in Wakefield between 1928 and 1945 . After Fletcher Hale's death, Rogers was re-elected as his successor in Congress. After two re-elections in 1932 and 1934, he could remain in the US House of Representatives between January 5, 1932 and January 3, 1937. It was during this time that many of the federal government's New Deal laws were passed. In addition, the 20th and 21st amendments were ratified at that time .

In 1936 Rogers declined to run again. Instead, he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate : He was defeated by Republican Styles Bridges . He then worked as a lawyer in Concord until 1943 . He then moved his residence and practice to Sanbornville. Rogers died in Wolfeboro in September 1945 and was buried in Sanbornville.

Web links

• William Nathaniel Rogers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Nathaniel Rogers in the database of Find a Grave (English)