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John Carlton Rogers Full Name: John Carlton Rogers Date of birth: September 6, 1869 Date of death: June 7, 1943 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District 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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes Shelby Rifles, photo in "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 Carlton Rogers (1869-1943), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby County. Includes photo of John C. Rogers in the Shelby Rifles. 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 Informationtop 41st R.S. - 1929 Common Carriers   Liquor Traffic   Public Health (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   40th R.S. - 1927 Game and Fisheries   Liquor Traffic (Chair)  Military Affairs   Public Health   Public Lands and Buildings   39th R.S. - 1925 Appropriations   Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair)  Liquor Traffic   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   37th R.S. - 1921 Liquor Traffic   Penitentiaries   Public Health (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   36th R.S. - 1919 Conservation and Reclamation   Game and Fisheries   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   35th R.S. - 1917 Congressional Districts (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Revenue and Taxation

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