William Nathaniel Rogers | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's1st district | |
| In office January 5, 1932 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Fletcher Hale |
| Succeeded by | Arthur B. Jenks |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Sherman Everett Burroughs |
| Succeeded by | Fletcher Hale |
| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1917 1919 1921 | |
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| Born | January 10, 1892 |
| Died | September 25, 1945(1945-09-25) (aged 53) |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Nathaniel Rogers (January 10, 1892 – September 25, 1945) was aU.S. Representative fromNew Hampshire.
Born inSanbornville, New Hampshire, Rogers attended the public schools,Brewster Free Academy inWolfeboro, andDartmouth College inHanover. He was graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Maine atOrono in 1916. He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and practiced in Sanbornville andRochester, New Hampshire. He served as member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives in 1917, 1919, and 1921.
Rogers was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to theSixty-ninth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession inConcord, New Hampshire. He was Moderator of the town ofWakefield, New Hampshire from 1928 to 1945.
Rogers was elected January 5, 1932, to fill the vacancy in theSeventy-second Congress caused by the death ofFletcher Hale. He was reelected to theSeventy-third andSeventy-fourth Congresses and served from January 5, 1932, to January 3, 1937. He was not a candidate for renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate in 1936.
He resumed the practice of law inConcord until 1943, when he moved toSanbornville, and continued practice until his death inWolfeboro, September 25, 1945. He was interred in Lovell Lake Cemetery, Sanbornville.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by Albert W. Noone | Democratic nominee forU.S. Senator fromNew Hampshire (Class 2) 1936 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative for the 1st District of New Hampshire March 4, 1923–March 3, 1925 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | U.S. Representative for the 1st District of New Hampshire January 5, 1932–January 3, 1937 | Succeeded by |
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