Robert Lewis Rodgers | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's28th district | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Augustine B. Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Carroll D. Kearns |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's29th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Charles N. Crosby |
| Succeeded by | Howard E. Campbell |
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| Born | (1875-06-02)June 2, 1875 El Dorado, Kansas, US |
| Died | May 9, 1960(1960-05-09) (aged 84) Erie, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert Lewis Rodgers (June 2, 1875 – May 9, 1960) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Rodgers was born inEl Dorado, Kansas. He was raised on a farm nearJamestown, Pennsylvania. During thewar with Spain, he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. After his return from service he taught in the district schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved toErie, Pennsylvania, in 1914 and engaged in the insurance, real estate, and mortgage business.
Rodgers was elected as a Republican to theSeventy-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1946.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 29th congressional district 1939–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1945–1947 | Succeeded by |
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