Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Carlton Rogers

Full Name: John Carlton Rogers
Birth date: September 6, 1869
Death date: June 7, 1943

Terms of Service

House, 41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 37th Legislature
1/11/1921 - 1/9/1923
Democrat
House, 36th Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 35th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
2/26/1918 - 1/14/1919
Democrat

(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) 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.
(4) District 8 [sic], Jno. C. Rogers; district comprised of Shelby County. District 8, J.B. Snelgrove; district comprised of Rusk County. Texas Legislative Manual .
(5) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. John C. Rogers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. C. Rogers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John C. Rogers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Rogers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John C. Rogers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John C. Rogers, State Preservation Board

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 .
Photo of John C. Rogers in the Shelby Rifles from "History of Shelby County, Texas." Find a Grave .
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 .
"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) .
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 .
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 .