Background
He was the son of Gustavus Adolphus Rogers and Susan Ann (Campbell) Rogers. And a descendant of Thomas Rogers, a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Gustavus Adolphus Rogers and Susan Ann (Campbell) Rogers. And a descendant of Thomas Rogers, a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620.
Sherman South. Rogers studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1851, and practiced in Bath. In 1854, he removed to Buffalo. At the New York state election, 1876, he ran on the Republican ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York, but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent William Dorsheimer.
He was a member of the Constitutional Commission of 1872–1873. He was a member of the New York State Senate (31st Doctorate) in 1876.