John Rogers (15 August 1750 – 22 February 1832) was a British lawyer and politician from Cornwall who sat in the

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between 1775 and 1786.

Early life

Rogers was the only son of Hugh Rogers of Penrose and his wife Anne Bishop, daughter of James Bishop of St. Columb Major, Cornwall and was born on 15 August 1750. He matriculated at

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on 11 June 1768 and entered

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in 1771. He married Margaret Basset, daughter of Francis Basset on 30 September 1776.

Political career

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Rogers contested Penryn, possibly on the Basset interest but was unsuccessful. He was returned as

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for

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at a by-election on 7 June 1775. At the 1780 general election he was returned as MP for Penryn, but resigned two years later in November 1782. He was then elected MP for

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in the 1784 general election. In 1785 he became Recorder of Helston and held the position until his death. He resigned his seat in Parliament in March 1786.

Later years

Rogers died on 22 February 1832. His eldest son, John Rogers (17 July 1778 – 12 June 1856), was an Anglican priest, mine-owner, botanist, mineralogist, and scholar of Hebrew and Syriac.

References

1750 births 1832 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for West Looe Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Penryn Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Helston {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub