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Rodgers, E. D.

House 1872-73 (District 5)

Party when first elected:  Not Available

Counties Served:  Freeborn

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: ??/??/1832 (uncertain)
Birth Place: New York
Birth County:
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death:
Gender: Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Rogers
City of Residence (when first elected): Freeborn
Occupation (when first elected): Blacksmith

EDUCATION

Self Educated; At Least Elementary School;

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Military: 2nd Minnesota (Hotchkiss' Battery); 18?? to 18??

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES

The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota: Biographical Sketches, St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873 lists his birth year as 1832. Toensing lists 1833.

Toensing and the Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1873 list his last name as Rodgers. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1872 lists both Rodgers and Rogers.

He moved to Ohio in 1838. He came to Minnesota in 1857.

Total Days Served: 735

SESSIONS SERVED

15th Legislative Session (1873)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 05
Elected: 11/5/1872
Residence: Freeborn
Term of Office: 1/7/1873 to 1/5/1874
Counties Represented: Freeborn
Occupation: Blacksmith
Party: Republican Party Notes: His party affiliation was provided by The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota, 1873.
Committees:
  • Printing
  • Roads, Bridges, and Navigable Streams (Chair)

14th Legislative Session (1872)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 05
Elected: 11/7/1871
Residence: Freeborn
Term of Office: 1/2/1872 to 1/6/1873
Counties Represented: Freeborn
Occupation: Blacksmith
Party: Not Available
Committees:
Articles & Books About
"Rodgers, E.D." The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873, p. 36.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.