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E. D. Rodgers
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.
Elected:
11/5/1872
Residence:
Freeborn
Term of Office:
1/7/1873 to 1/5/1874
Oath Date:
1/7/1873
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)
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
Elected:
11/7/1871
Residence:
Freeborn
Term of Office:
1/2/1872 to 1/6/1873
Oath Date:
1/2/1872
Counties Represented:
Freeborn
Occupation:
Blacksmith
Party:
Not Available
Committees:
-
Incorporations
-
Public Accounts and Expenditures
-
Roads, Bridges and Navigable Streams
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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