Background
Rogers, William Banks was born on December 7, 1857 in Cincinnati. Son of Joseph Hill and Mary Rose (McIlvain) Rogers.
Rogers, William Banks was born on December 7, 1857 in Cincinnati. Son of Joseph Hill and Mary Rose (McIlvain) Rogers.
Academy and college course, Saint Xaviers College, 1869-1875, Saint Stanislaus Seminary, Normal, Florisant, Missouri, 1875-1879, Woodstock College, Maryland., philosophy, science, 1879-1881. Louvain, Belgium, metaphysics, ethics, 1881-1882. Woodstock College, theology, 1887-1891.
Taught English and classics, Saint Ignatius College, Chicago, 1882-1884, Saint Xavier’s College, Cincinnati, 1884-1887. Ordained Roman Catholic priest, 1890. Prefect studies Saint Xavier’s College, Cincinnati, 1891-1892, Marquette College, Milwaukee, 1893-1895, Saint Saint Louis University, 1896-1898.
President Marquette College, 1898-1900, Saint Saint Louis University, 1900-1908.
Resigned February 1908, on account of ill health. In 1903 secured Marion-Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine, Saint Louis, as medical department Saint Saint Louis University.