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Samuel Augustus Rogers

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Samuel Augustus Rogers
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1890–1898
ConstituencyCariboo
In office
1900–1903
ConstituencyCariboo
Personal details
BornFebruary 1840
Ireland
DiedJune 4, 1911(1911-06-04) (aged 71)
Barkerville, British Columbia
Political partyIndependent
Occupationmerchant

Samuel Augustus Rogers (February 1840 – June 4, 1911) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1890 to 1898 and from 1900 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

Born in 1840,[1] he came with his parents to Ontario in 1844 and was educated in Prince Edward County. Rogers served as sheriff for Cariboo Lillooet District for four years. He was a director of the Cariboo Hospital. Rogers lived in Barkerville.[1] He ran as a Conservative in the 1900 election. Rogers was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 and in 1903. He never sought provincial office again.[2] He died at home in Barkerville in 1911.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gemmill, John A. (1891). The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891. p. 375. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. ^ "The Late S. A. Rogers" (PDF). Cariboo News. June 17, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-08-09.[permanent dead link]
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