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Robert Lewis Rodgers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Augustine B. Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Carroll D. Kearns |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 29th district | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Charles N. Crosby |
| Succeeded by | Howard E. Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1875 El Dorado, Kansas, US |
| Died | May 9, 1960 (aged 84) Erie, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert Lewis Rodgers (June 2, 1875 – May 9, 1960) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Rodgers was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He was raised on a farm near Jamestown, Pennsylvania. During the war 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 to Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1914 and engaged in the insurance, real estate, and mortgage business.
Rodgers was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "Robert L. Rodgers (id: R000373)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-11
- The Political Graveyard
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