William J. Rogers (December 9, 1930November 8, 2005) was an American educator and Democratic politician from Kaukauna, Wisconsin. He served 22 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing southeast

Outagamie County Outagamie County is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton. Outagamie County is included in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

Biography

Rogers was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. During the Korean War, he served in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954. He went to the Mexico City College and then received his bachelor's degree from

St. Norbert College St. Norbert College (SNC) is a private Norbertine liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the co ...

, Rogers was a teacher. Rogers served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1963 to 1985. Rogers was a

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. He lived in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Rogers died on November 8, 2005, at the age of 74.

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