Patrick Rogers

Patrick James Rogers (1 February 1900 – 22 March 1963) was an Irish politician and farmer. Rogers was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election as a National Centre Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Leitrim-Sligo constituency. He became a Fine Gael TD on 8 September 1933 when Cumman na nGaedhael and the National Centre Party, along with the Army Comrades Association merged to form the new party of Fine Gael. He was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Sligo constituency at the 1937 general election. He was re-elected at the 1938, 1943 and 1944 general elections. He lost his seat at the 1948 general election but was elected for the Sligo-Leitrim constituency at the 1951 general election. He lost his seat again at the 1954 general election but was re-elected at the 1957 general election. He did not contest the 1961 general election. He served on Sligo County Council for the Ballymote area from 1928 until his death in 1963.

References

*Oireachtas-database|1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=8&MemberID=1007&ConstID=126

External links

* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1849 Patrick Rogers' electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)