Hezekiah Rogers

Background

Rogers was the son of Doctor Uriah Rogers, Senior and Hannah Lockwood.

Career

He was a delegate to the convention in Connecticut to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788. He later served as chief clerk in the War Office in Washington, Doctorate. C.

On November 12, 1787, the inhabitants of the town of Norwalk had a town meeting with Colonel Colonel Thomas Fitch as moderator. Rogers and Samuel Silliman were chosen as delegates to meet in a convention at Hartford, the following January to ratify the United States Constitution.

Connecticut ratified the Constitution on January 8, 1788 making it the fifth state to do southern

He had some reason to believe that the Rogers house on Cross Street would be available for the meeting, and word had been sent around among those interested to assemble there. A neighbor refused to let Lee use her orchard for concern that the gathering would trample down the grass.

Today, there is a stone marker at the location.

Achievements

• In June 1789,, a founder of the Methodist Church, came to Norwalk to preach his first sermon in Connecticut.

Membership

Rogers was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1786, and October 1787.