James Grafton Rogers (January 13, 1883 - April 23, 1971) was the

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for the United States.

Biography

Rogers was born on January 13, 1883 in

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to Edmund James Armstrong Rogers (1852-1922) and Maria Georgina Dare. Rogers was a professor of law and dean of the

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from 1928-1931, and 1933-35. He was the western vice president of the

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from 1932 to 1934, and president of the

from 1938 to 1940. Rogers died of a stroke on April 23, 1971 in

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