George F. Rogers
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George Frederick Rogers (March 19, 1887 – November 20, 1948) was an American businessman and politician from New York, serving one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947.
Life
Rogers was born on March 19, 1887, in Harwood, Ontario. He immigrated to the United States in 1899. He was educated in Canada and in Rochester, New York. Rogers became a merchant in Rochester. He served for three years as president of the Monroe County Retail Food Merchants' Association
Political career
He was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Monroe County from 1934 to 1935. He was a member of the New York State Senate (46th D.) in 1937 and 1938.
Congress
He was elected as a Democrat to the 79th United States Congress, holding office from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1947. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 1946 against Kenneth B. Keating and was defeated again by Keating in 1948.
Death and burial
Rogers died on November 20, 1948, in Cobourg, Ontario. He was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Rochester.
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- 1887 births
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- Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
- People from Northumberland County, Ontario
- Politicians from Rochester, New York
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives