- George F. Rogers
George Frederick Rogers (
March 19 ,1887 -November 20 ,1948 ) was a Democratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York .Rogers was born in
Harwood, Ontario . He immigrated to the United States in 1899. He was suprevisor ofMonroe County, New York from 1934 until 1935. He served in theNew York State Senate from 1937 until 1938. He was elected to Congress in 1944 and served fromJanuary 3 ,1945 untilJanuary 3 ,1947 . He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 1946 againstKenneth B. Keating and was defeated again by Keating in 1948. He died inCobourg, Ontario .George had a son named George J. Rogers who died in 1994 in Rochester New York,George J. Rogers had 3 children George F, Katherine,and Jeff. 3rd Generation George F. Rogers, had 3 children John. Rogers of Hamlin, New York, Melissa (Rogers) Nowatchik, and David Rogers. Katherine had 3 children John Listar, Tamara, and Matthew, and Jeff had 3 as well. Many descendants, who still live in the Rochester area.Sources
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