Samuel Augustus Rogers (February 1840 – June 4, 1911) was an

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-born merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

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from 1890 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903 in the

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. Born in 1840, he came with his parents to

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in 1844 and was educated in Prince Edward County. Rogers served as sheriff for Cariboo Lillooet District for four years. He was a director of the Cariboo Hosplital. Rogers lived in

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. He ran as a

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in the 1900 election. Rogers was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 and in 1903. He died at home in Barkerville in 1911.

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* 1840 births 1911 deaths Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Independent MLAs in British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub