John Rogers | |
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| Born | 1723 (1723) |
| Died | September 23, 1789(1789-09-23) (aged 65–66) |
| Known for | Founding Father of the United States |
John Rogers (1723 – September 23, 1789) was aFounding Father of the United States, who served as a lawyer and judge fromUpper Marlboro, Maryland. Rogers was a delegate forMaryland to theContinental Congress in 1775—1776, when he voted for theDeclaration of Independence but became ill before he could sign it. Rogers was Maryland's Chancellor, the equivalent of governor, from 1778 until his death 11 years later.
Rogers was a member of thecommittee of safety in 1774 and 1775, and a member of the Maryland provincial conventions in 1774, 1775, and 1776, in addition to being a member of the Continental Congress. He was the "second major of battalion" forPrince George's County. In 1776 he was a judge of the court ofadmiralty. He was one of three Maryland delegates to the Congress who voted in July 1776, to declare America's independence from Great Britain and to approve theDeclaration of Independence. Because of his subsequent illness, Rogers' signature does not appear on the actual Declaration document. He is the only delegate who voted for the Declaration, but did not sign it.[1]
In 1777 Rogers was a member of the executive council on the organization of the state government and was elected as a United States Presidential elector from Maryland in 1788.
From 1778 until his death Rogers wasChancellor of Maryland.[2]
Rogers died in Annapolis in September, 1789. Although the site of his grave is unknown, a memorial marker honoring him is on the grounds of the Prince George's County administration building.
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