Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Benjamin Sion Rogers

Full Name: Benjamin Sion "Ben" Rogers
Birth date: April 9, 1850
Death date: July 22, 1911

Terms of Service

House, 26th Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat
House, 25th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/12/1897 - 1/10/1899
Democrat
House, 24th Legislature
1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
Democrat

(1) District 47 composed of Washington county; district 48 (Porter) composed of Washington, Burleson, and Lee counties; district 49 (Mundine) composed of Burleson and Lee counties; 22nd Legislature, 1 C.S., chapter 21. General Laws of the State of Texas .
(2) District 47, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) District 48, Washington, Burleson, and Lee counties. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Washington—Ben F. Rogers [sic]. House Journal . 25th R.S.
32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., v. 1, 8/11/1911, p. 162. Death date 7/22/1911. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Ben S. Rogers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben S. Rogers, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben S. Rogers, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Benjamin Sion Rogers, death date 7/22/1911 or 7/23/1911 in Washington County. Several applications of widow Mrs. Mattie Rogers of Washington County, marriage date 12/4/1888 in Washington County; none granted. Ben S. Rogers (application date 2/26/1926), Ben Sion Rogers (application date 7/2/1929), and Benjamin S. Rogers (application date 10/19/1933), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com .
Ben S. Rogers, Brenham, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
Obituary, "Death of Ben S. Rogers," Brenham Banner, 7/27/1911, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "Died at his home in Independence last Saturday afternoon (7/22/1911), after a long illness, Hon. Ben S. Rogers . . . He held the position of county attorney; and represented this county in the State legislature." Interment in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Death notice, "Death Claims Ben S. Rogers: Former Member of the Legislature Expires at Independence," San Antonio Express, 7/23/1911, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Death date 7/22/1911. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, Ben S. Rogers, p. 147. Born 4/9/1850 in Sharon, Mississippi. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature 1897.
Benjamin Sion Rogers, husband of Mattie Rogers. Washington County, Texas - Military: Confederate Pension Applications. Washington County, TXGenWeb Project .