Patrick Rogers Explained

Patrick Rogers should not be confused with Patrick Rodgers.

Patrick Rogers
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:March 1957
Term End:October 1961
Term Start1:May 1951
Term End1:May 1954
Constituency1:Sligo–Leitrim
Term Start2:July 1937
Term End2:February 1948
Constituency2:Sligo
Term Start3:January 1933
Term End3:July 1937
Constituency3:Leitrim–Sligo
Birth Date:1 February 1900
Birth Place:County Sligo, Ireland
Death Place:County Sligo, Ireland

Patrick James Rogers (1 February 1900 – 22 March 1963) was an Irish politician and farmer.

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election as a National Centre Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Leitrim–Sligo constituency.[1] 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.[2] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Rogers. Oireachtas Members Database. 5 April 2009. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107230647/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Patrick-J-Rogers.D.1933-02-08. live.
  2. Web site: Patrick Rogers. ElectionsIreland.org. 5 April 2009. 6 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070906221850/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=1849. live.