Edward Rogers (representative)
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Edward Rogers was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Cornwall, Connecticut
, Rogers completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
, in 1809.
He moved to New York State about the close of the War of 1812.
He was graduated from Yale College
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and commenced practice in Madison, New York
.
He served as delegate to the State convention to revise the constitution in 1822.
He served as judge of the court of common pleas for Madison County.
Rogers was elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841).
He resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in literary pursuits.
He died in Galway, New York
, May 29, 1857.
He was interred in Madison Cemetery, Madison, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in Cornwall, Connecticut
Cornwall, Connecticut
Cornwall is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.In 1939 poet Mark Van Doren wrote "The Hills of Little Cornwall", a short poem in which the beauties of the countryside were portrayed as seductive:The town was also home to the Foreign...
, Rogers completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
, in 1809.
He moved to New York State about the close of the War of 1812.
He was graduated from Yale College
Yale College
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.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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and commenced practice in Madison, New York
Madison, New York
Madison, New York may refer to either:*Madison County, New York*Madison , New York, located in Madison County*Madison , New York, located within the Town of Madison-See also:*Madison Avenue, a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan...
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He served as delegate to the State convention to revise the constitution in 1822.
He served as judge of the court of common pleas for Madison County.
Rogers was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Twenty-sixth
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841).
He resumed the practice of law.
He also engaged in literary pursuits.
He died in Galway, New York
Galway, New York
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, May 29, 1857.
He was interred in Madison Cemetery, Madison, New York
Madison, New York
Madison, New York may refer to either:*Madison County, New York*Madison , New York, located in Madison County*Madison , New York, located within the Town of Madison-See also:*Madison Avenue, a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan...
.