Clifford "Doc" Rogers | |
Order1: | 22nd |
Office1: | Governor of Wyoming |
Term Start1: | January 3, 1953 |
Term End1: | January 3, 1955 |
Predecessor1: | Frank A. Barrett |
Successor1: | Milward Simpson |
Office2: | 13th Secretary of State of Wyoming |
Governor2: | Frank A. Barrett Himself |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1951 |
Term End2: | January 3, 1955 |
Predecessor2: | Arthur G. Crane |
Successor2: | Everett T. Copenhaver |
Office3: | 15th & 19th Treasurer of Wyoming |
Governor3: | Lester C. Hunt Arthur G. Crane |
Term Start3: | January 6, 1947 |
Term End3: | January 1, 1951 |
Predecessor3: | Earl Wright |
Successor3: | J.R. Mitchell |
Governor4: | John J. Hickey Jack R. Gage |
Term4: | 1959-1962 |
Predecessor4: | Charles B. Morgan |
Successor4: | Richard J. Luman |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | December 20, 1897 |
Birth Place: | Clarion, Iowa, U.S. |
Clifford Joy "Doc" Rogers (December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962) was an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Wyoming from January 3, 1953 until January 3, 1955. He was a Republican[1] [2] Rogers also served as State Treasurer of Wyoming twice (1946-1950, 1958-1962). As secretary of state, he succeeded to the Wyoming governorship when Governor Frank A. Barrett resigned in 1953 to join the United States Senate. Seeking a full term, Rogers lost in the 1954 Republican primary to Milward Simpson.[3] Rogers was born in Clarion, Iowa.