John Rogers (1750–1832)

For other MPs of this name, see John Rogers (disambiguation).

John Rogers (15 August 1750 – 22 February 1832) was a British lawyer and politician from Cornwall who sat in the House of Commons between 1775 and 1786.

## Early life

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Rogers was the only son of Hugh Rogers of Penrose and his wife Anne Bishop, daughter of James Bishop of St. Columb Major, Cornwall and was born on 15 August 1750. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 11 June 1768 and entered Inner Temple in 1771.[1] He married Margaret Basset, daughter of Francis Basset on 30 September 1776.[2]

## Political career

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In 1774 Rogers contested Penryn, possibly on the Basset interest but was unsuccessful. He was returned as Member of Parliament for West Looe at a by-election on 7 June 1775. At the 1780 general election he was returned as MP for Penryn, but resigned two years later in November 1782. He was then elected MP for Helston in the 1784 general election. In 1785 he became Recorder of Helston and held the position until his death. He resigned his seat in Parliament in March 1786.[2]

## Later years

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Rogers died on 22 February 1832.[2] His eldest son, John Rogers (17 July 1778 – 12 June 1856), was an Anglican priest, mine-owner, botanist, mineralogist, and scholar of Hebrew and Syriac.[3]

## References

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* Cornwall portal

1. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Rogers, John (10)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co - via Wikisource.
2. ^ a b c "ROGERS, John (1750-1832), of Penrose, nr. Helston, Cornw". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
3. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Rogers, John (1778-1856)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 49\. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

Sir William James
Charles Ogilvie

|  Member of Parliament for West Looe
1775–1780
With:  Sir William James | Succeeded by

Sir William James
John Buller

Preceded by

Sir George Osborn
William Chaytor

|  Member of Parliament for Penryn
1780–1782
With:  Francis Basset 1780–96  | Succeeded by

Reginald Pole-Carew

Preceded by

Richard Barwell

|  Member of Parliament for Helston
1784–1786
With:  Lord Hyde 1781–86  | Succeeded by

Roger Wilbraham
James Burges

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