Sir John Leman Rogers, 6th Baronet (18 April 1780 – 10 December 1847) was a British politician and composer.

Biography

Born in

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, he was the eldest son of Sir Frederick Rogers, 5th Baronet and Jane Lillicrap, daughter of John Lillicrap. Baptised in Cornwood on 5 October 1780, Rogers was educated at

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in 1795. Two years later, he succeeded his father as baronet. Rogers served in the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), reaching the rank of

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. From 1812 to 1813, he sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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and in 1838, he was

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. In 1819, Rogers joined the London Madrigal Society and later, in June 1827, was elected the Society's first permanent president. He withdrew from this post in 1841 because of poor health. During his presidency he wrote some ten glees and madrigals, psalms and anthems, as well as several other musical compositions. Rogers died unmarried and was buried in

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. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Frederick.

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* 1780 births 1847 deaths 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) officers Baronets in the Baronetage of England High sheriffs of Devon People educated at Winchester College UK MPs 1812–1818 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Callington {{UK-army-bio-stub