Walter Edward Rogers | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's18th district | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Ben H. Guill |
| Succeeded by | Bob Price |
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| Born | (1908-07-19)July 19, 1908 |
| Died | May 31, 2001(2001-05-31) (aged 92) |
| Resting place | Naples Memorial Garden Naples, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Austin College University of Texas |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Walter Edward Rogers (July 19, 1908 – May 31, 2001) was a DemocraticUnited States Representative fromTexas.
He was born inTexarkana, Arkansas in 1908. He received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1935 and became the city attorney forPampa, Texas three years later.
Rogers was elected toCongress in 1950 and served until he retired in 1967. He was one of five Texas congressmen to sign theSouthern Manifesto in 1956, a resolution in protest against theUnited States Supreme Court decision inBrown v. Board of Education.[1] Rogers was the only member of the combined House of Representatives or Senate to vote againsthonorary citizenship forWinston Churchill in 1963. On November 22, 1963, Rogers was in the motorcade inDallas whenPresidentKennedy was assassinated, though four cars back.
The congressman died on May 31, 2001, inNaples, Florida, at the age of 92.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 18th congressional district 1951–1967 | Succeeded by |
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