Andrew Jacob Rogers

Full Name: Andrew Jacob "Andy" Rogers
Date of birth: December 24, 1924
Date of death: September 13, 1980

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
S	30	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967	58th ⁽¹⁾ 59th	Democrat	Childress / Childress		Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
S	30	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	56th ⁽²⁾ 57th	Democrat	Childress / Childress	Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)	Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
S	30	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	54th 55th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Childress / Childress		Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
S	30	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Childress / Childress		Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
H	121	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Childress / Childress		Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley
H	121	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Childress / Childress		Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley

(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 6/17/1959; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 7/16/1959. Senate Journal.
(3) Farmer, Firestone tire dealer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 30
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾ 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher

Senate District 30
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 56th ⁽²⁾ 57th
Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)
(56th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher

Senate District 30
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 54th 55th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher

Senate District 30
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher

House District 121
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley

House District 121
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, R.S., SCR 23. Death date 9/12/1980. Resolutions - Memorial.
Message from Acting Governor Andy Rogers expressing thanks to the Legislature (Governor for a Day), 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 7/9/1959, p. 111. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Former Sen. Rogers, 55, Dies After Lengthy Illness," 9/14/1980, p. B10. Austin American-Statesman.

Military Service Notes

Andrew Jacob Rogers, birth date 12/24/1924 in Fort Worth, student, residence and draft registration in Childress, Childress County, 12/29/1942. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com.
United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, World War II. Military grave marker, Andrew J. Rogers, State Legislature, birth date 12/24/1924, death date 9/13/1980 on grave marker, obituary, burial in Childress Cemetery, Childress, Childress County. Find a Grave.
United States Army Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. Andy Rogers, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andy Rogers, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andy Rogers, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andy Rogers, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.J. "Andy" Rogers, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Andy Rogers, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andy Rogers, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andy Rogers, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.J. Rogers, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Andrew J. Rogers, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Education Faculty Compensation in State-Supported Colleges and Universities (Chair) Finance Game and Fish Interstate Cooperation Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations Public Health State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture and Livestock Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Education Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
57th R.S. - 1961 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) Cost of Government Education (Chair) Finance Game and Fish Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations Transportation Water and Conservation
56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture and Livestock Education Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) Transportation Water and Conservation
55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture and Livestock Education Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Military and Veterans Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
54th R.S. - 1955 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Education Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Military and Veterans Affairs Public Printing Representative Districts Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Educational Affairs (Vice Chair) Internal Improvements Military and Veterans' Affairs Public Printing Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
52nd R.S. - 1951 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Enrolled Bills (Chair) Highways and Roads Insurance
51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture Appropriations Conservation and Reclamation Highways and Roads Labor

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