Samuel Augustus Rogers Explained

Samuel Augustus Rogers
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Term Start:1890
Term End:1898
Constituency:Cariboo
Term Start2:1900
Term End2:1903
Constituency2:Cariboo
Birth Date:February 1840
Birth Place:Ireland
Death Place:Barkerville, British Columbia
Party:Independent
Occupation:merchant

Samuel Augustus Rogers (February 1840  - June 4, 1911) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1890 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

Born in 1840, he came with his parents to Ontario in 1844 and was educated in Prince Edward County. Rogers served as sheriff for Cariboo Lillooet District for four years. He was a director of the Cariboo Hospital. Rogers lived in Barkerville.[1] He ran as a Conservative in the 1900 election. Rogers was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 and in 1903. He never sought provincial office again.[2] He died at home in Barkerville in 1911.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gemmill, John A. . The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 . 375 . 1891 . 2011-08-09.
  2. Web site: Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986 . Elections BC . 2011-07-27.
  3. News: The Late S. A. Rogers . Cariboo News . 2 . June 17, 1911 . 2011-08-09 .