John Carlton Rogers
Full Name: John Carlton RogersDate of birth: September 6, 1869
Date of death: June 7, 1943
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 10 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Center / Shelby | Shelby | |
| H | 10 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Center / Shelby | Shelby | |
| H | 10 | Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 | 39th | Democrat | Center / Shelby | Shelby | |
| H | 8 | Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 | 37th | Democrat | Center / Shelby | Shelby | |
| H | 8 | Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 | 36th | Democrat | Center / Shelby | Shelby | |
| H | 8 | Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th (4) (5) | Democrat | Center / Shelby | Shelby |
(1) General Laws of Texas, 37th Legislature, 1st and 2nd C.S., 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264 - District 10 comprised of Shelby County; District 8 comprised of Rusk County. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 10, John C. Rogers; District 8, John Snelgrove. House Journal.
(3) District 8 [sic], Jno. C. Rogers; district comprised of Shelby County. District 8, J.B. Snelgrove; district comprised of Rusk County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) John C. Rogers, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded George E.B. Peddy, resigned effective 9/10/1917. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
Terms of Service top
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House District 10
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Center / Shelby Counties in district: Shelby |
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House District 10
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 Legislatures: 40th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Center / Shelby Counties in district: Shelby |
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House District 10
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 Legislatures: 39th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Center / Shelby Counties in district: Shelby |
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House District 8
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 Legislatures: 37th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Center / Shelby Counties in district: Shelby |
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House District 8
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 Legislatures: 36th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Center / Shelby Counties in district: Shelby |
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House District 8
Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919 Legislatures: 35th (4) (5) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Center / Shelby Counties in district: Shelby |
(1) General Laws of Texas, 37th Legislature, 1st and 2nd C.S., 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264 - District 10 comprised of Shelby County; District 8 comprised of Rusk County. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 10, John C. Rogers; District 8, John Snelgrove. House Journal.
(3) District 8 [sic], Jno. C. Rogers; district comprised of Shelby County. District 8, J.B. Snelgrove; district comprised of Rusk County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) John C. Rogers, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded George E.B. Peddy, resigned effective 9/10/1917. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/5/1929, sec. 2, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Military Service Notes
- Photo of John C. Rogers in the Shelby Rifles from "History of Shelby County, Texas." Find a Grave.
- Rogers, John C., Texas Volunteer Guard, Call Number 401-210. Age 26 on 1/20/1896, born in Keachi [sic], Louisiana, druggist, Shelby Rifles, Company E - then [sic], 5" Regt. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.
Other Resources
- John Carlton Rogers, birth date "Sept. 6" in Louisiana; death date 6/7/1943 in Shelby County, Texas; druggist. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- John C. Rogers (1869-1943), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby County. Find a Grave.
- "John C. Rogers Dies at Center; Funeral Services Tuesday," Timpson Daily Times, 6/7/1943, p. 1, crediting Timpson Public Library. "Shelby county pioneer citizen . . . He is a former representative in the State legislature from Shelby county." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 41st Legislature (1929) - Jno. C. Rogers, postoffice Center, nativity Louisiana, age 59, druggist, member of former legislatures: 35th (Called), 36th, 37th, 39th, 40th. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. John C. Rogers, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. John C. Rogers, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. John C. Rogers, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. John C. Rogers, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.C. Rogers, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Jno. C. Rogers, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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41st R.S. - 1929
Common Carriers Liquor Traffic Public Health (Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions | ||
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40th R.S. - 1927
Game and Fisheries Liquor Traffic (Chair) Military Affairs Public Health Public Lands and Buildings | ||
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39th R.S. - 1925
Appropriations Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair) Liquor Traffic Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions | ||
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37th R.S. - 1921
Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries Public Health (Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions | ||
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36th R.S. - 1919
Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Public Health State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions | ||
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35th R.S. - 1917
Congressional Districts (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Revenue and Taxation |
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