Background
Rogers, James Grafton was born on January 13, 1883 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Edmund J. A. and Maria Georgina D. (Burrell) Rogers.
Rogers, James Grafton was born on January 13, 1883 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Edmund J. A. and Maria Georgina D. (Burrell) Rogers.
Saint Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1899-1901. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1905, honorary Master of Arts, 1931. Bachelor of Laws, Denver University, 1908.
Doctor of Laws, 1930.
Doctor of Laws, University of Colorado, 1935, University of Pennsylvania, 1936. Doctor of Letters, Colorado College, 1937.
Reporter New York Sun, 1905-1906. Assistant general of Colorado, 1909-1910. Junior member Rogers, Shafroth & Rogers, 1911-1919, Hodges, Wilson & Rogers, Denver, 1923-1928.
Professor Denver U. Law School, 1910-1927, dean, June-December 1927.
Dean of law, University of Colorado, 1928-1935 (on leave 1931-1933). Assistant United States Secretary of State, 1931-1933.
Master Timothy Dwight College and professor of law, Yale, 1935-1942. In Office of Strategic Services, Washington, District of Columbia, 1942-1944 (deputy director).
Chairman Strategic Planning Group.
President Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, 1943-1953 (chairman of the executive committee 1953-1955). Mayor Georgetown 1953-1955, 57-59. Chairman American Fund Free Jurists of New York, 1952-1957.
Member Rogers, Shafroth & Rogers, 1911-1919, Hodges, Wilson & Rogers, Denver, 1923-1928. Member (rank of minister) Allied Electoral Mission to Greece, 1946. Member foreign affairs section Hoover Commission, 1948.
Served Army of the United States, July 1918, discharge as First lieutenant, December 1918.
Founder, 1912, and president Civic League of Denver. Member American Bar Association (Executive Committee 1927-1928.
Member Association of Bar, New York, Colorado State Bar Association (president 1925-1926), Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Association (director) in executive charge 1946). Member of council National Conference Bar Association Delegates, term 1926-1928 (chairman 1928-1929).
Clubs: Colorado Mountain (founder and 1st president), City (president 1920), University (president 1922-1924), Cactus (president 1920-1921), (Denver).
Married Cora May Peabody, May 24, 1910. Children: Ranger, Lorna (Mistress South. H. Hart), Hamilton.