Background
Baptised at Street Andrew"s, Plymouth, he was the only son of Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Vincent, daughter of Spencer Vincent.
Baptised at Street Andrew"s, Plymouth, he was the only son of Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Vincent, daughter of Spencer Vincent.
In 1710, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was appointed Recorder of Plymouth in 1717, a post he held until his death in 1744. In 1722 and again in 1741, Rogers was Mayor of Plymouth.
Rogers died, aged 67 and was buried in Cornwood in Devon a week later.
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Rogers entered the British House of Commons as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Plymouth in 1713, representing the constituency until 1722.