Rodger, William
House 1893-94 (District 27)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/29/1847
Birth Place:
Island of Islay
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Scotland
Date of Death:
??/??/1896
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Rogers |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Contracting Steam Fitter/Machinist/Former Boiler Inspector; Hartford Steam Boiler, Inspection and Insurance Company/Former Chief Engineer of a Hospital, Columbus, Ohio/Former Chief Engineer; Burgess Steel Works, Portsmouth, Ohio
EDUCATION
Common Schools; At Least Elementary School;
Postsecondary; Mechanical Engineer, School of Design Course
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Board of Education, Member);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Rodger. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1893 lists Rogers.
He came to America in 1868. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1879.
Elected:
11/8/1892
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/2/1893 to 1/6/1895
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Contracting Steam Fitter/Machinist/Former Boiler Inspector; Hartford Steam Boiler, Inspection and Insurance Company/Former Chief Engineer of a Hospital, Columbus, Ohio/Former Chief Engineer; Burgess Steel Works, Portsmouth, Ohio
Party:
Democratic
Committees:
-
Hospitals for the Insane
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Ways and Means
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