Samuel Augustus Rogers was an Irish

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-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Cariboo

Cariboo (provincial electoral district)

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 from 1890 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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He came with his parents to Ontario

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 in 1844 and was educated in Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County, Ontario

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. Rogers served as sheriff for Cariboo Lillooet District for four years. He was a director of the Cariboo Hosplital. Rogers lived in Barkerville

Barkerville, British Columbia

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. He ran as a Conservative

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in the 1900 election. Rogers was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 and in 1903. He died at home in Barkerville.