Wynne Grey Rogers Explained

Wynne Grey Rogers (December 26, 1874 – September 15, 1946) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from November 27, 1922, to September 15, 1946.^{[1] [2]}

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to judge and state legislator Owen Wynne Rogers, whose brother was Louisiana Attorney General Walter Henry Rogers,^[1] Rogers graduated from Tulane University Law School^[3] in 1985. Rogers was a district judge for two years prior to his election to the state supreme court.^[3] He had earlier been a partner in the Tiche & Rogers law firm.

Rogers taught in Tulane University's College of Law. During World War I, Rogers was a member of Louisiana's branch of the Four Minute Men.

On September 15, 1946,^[4] Rogers died in Baptist Hospital in New Orleans from a heart ailment, at the age of 71.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wynne Grey Rogers (1874 – 1946). Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190609030403/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/Rogers_Wynne.aspx. May 15, 2020. 2019-06-09.
2. Web site: Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx. May 16, 2020. 2019-06-08.
3. "Wynne G. Rogers, Supreme Court Justice, Dies", Alexandria Weekly Town Talk (September 21, 1946), p. 7.
4. News: La. Justice Rogers dies in Orleans . August 18, 2020 . The Times . September 16, 1946 . Louisiana, Shreveport . 1. Newspapers.com.