|
| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
|
| Name | Thomas J. Rogers |
| Address |
Easton, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
00, 1781
|
| Died | December 07, 1832
(51 years)
|
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Oct 06, 2015 02:31am |
| Tags |
|
| Info | ROGERS, Thomas Jones, (father of William Findlay Rogers), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1781; immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his parents, who settled in Easton, Pa.; learned the printing trade; editor and owner of the Northampton Farmer 1805-1814; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Ross; reelected to the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Congresses and served from March 3, 1818, to April 20, 1824, when he resigned; trustee of Lafayette College 1826-1832; register and recorder of deeds for Northampton County, Pa., from 1828 to 1830; served as brigadier general in the State militia; United States naval officer at the port of Philadelphia; died in New York City December 7, 1832; interment in the graveyard of the New Market Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa., reinterment in Glenwood Cemetery in 1851.
[Link] |
 | BOOKS |
 |
|
| Title |
Purchase |
Contributor |
|
| Start Date |
End Date |
Type |
Title |
Contributor |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
| INFORMATION LINKS |
|
|
|
