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Josias? N. "J.N." Rogers
House 1873 (District 23)
Party when first elected: Liberal Republican
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1846 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
St. Joseph, Michigan
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1895 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
J.N.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Attorney
EDUCATION
Berlin High School, Wisconsin; Secondary; Graduate
Studied Law; With His Father, J.N. Rogers, Berlin, Wisconsin; and Finches, Lynde and Miller, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Admitted to Practice Law in All Wisconsin Courts on His 21st Birthday
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
39th Wisconsin Infantry, Company A (Private);
18?? to 186?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1866. He practiced law at Red Wing, Minnesota for a year.
He was the Republican Party candidate for Ramsey County Attorney in 1869.
He was "elected to the House in 1872, from St. Paul, as a Liberal Republican." (The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873, p. 36.)
Elected:
11/5/1872
Residence:
Saint Paul
Term of Office:
1/7/1873 to 1/5/1874
Oath Date:
1/7/1873
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation:
Attorney
Party:
Liberal Republican
Party Notes: He was "elected to the House in 1872, from St. Paul, as a Liberal Republican." (The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Press Printing Company, 1873, p. 36.)
Committees:
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Deaf, Dumb and Blind
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Judiciary
Session Notes:
From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.
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