Ernest Elias Rogers (December 6, 1866 – January 28, 1945) was an American politician who was the 81st Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1929 to 1931.[1]
![Rogers at the White House in 1928.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Ernest_E._Rogers.jpg/220px-Ernest_E._Rogers.jpg)
Along with Rogers' political pursuits, he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, serving as the organization's President General from 1927 until 1928[2] Rogers died of a heart attack during Sunday church service in 1945, aged 78.[3] He was also a mayor of New London, Connecticut.[4]
References
edit- ^ www.cslib.org
- ^ "NSSAR Presidents General | National Society, Sons of the American Revolution". www.sar.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Former Lt Gov. Ernest E. Rogers Is Dead At 78", Naugatuck Daily News, Monday, January 29, 1945, Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States Of America
- ^ Marshall, Benjamin Tinkham (1922). A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, Volume 1. New London, Connecticut: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 238.