On March 15, 1862, the seventeen year old Rogers and his brother William enlisted as privates in the Semmes Rifles, which became Company H of the Ninth Mississippi Volunteer (Infantry) Regiment. Rogers was wounded twice and was commissioned a first lieutenant at the age of nineteen, for gallantry at the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee. At the war's end in May 1865, Rogers walked nearly a thousand miles from North Carolina to his home in Mississippi.[4]
Rogers was the son of Absalom and Harriet Rice Rogers. His father became a wealthy planter, owning land worth more than $18,000 and 28 slaves.[7]
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^ abcdSources vary on Rogers' date of death, which is uncertain, most giving it as April 16 or 17, 1911. Rogers' body was found on April 17 and in the lack of consensus among sources, that is the date this article will use.
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John Henry Rogers October 9 1845 April 17 1911 Death 1 was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas John Henry RogersJudge of the United States District Court for the Western District of ArkansasIn office November 27 1896 April 17 1911 Death 1 Appointed byGrover ClevelandPreceded byIsaac Charles ParkerSucceeded byFrank A YoumansMember of the U S House of Representatives from Arkansas s 4th districtIn office March 4 1885 March 3 1891Preceded bySamuel W PeelSucceeded byWilliam L TerryMember of the U S House of Representatives from Arkansas s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1883 March 3 1885Preceded byJordan E CravensSucceeded byThomas Chipman McRaePersonal detailsBornJohn Henry Rogers 1845 10 09 October 9 1845Bertie County North CarolinaDiedApril 17 1911 1911 04 17 aged 65 Death 1 Little Rock ArkansasResting placeOak CemeteryFort Smith ArkansasPolitical partyDemocraticEducationCentre CollegeUniversity of Mississippi A B Contents 1 Education and career 1 1 Details of his military service 2 Congressional service 3 Federal judicial service 4 Family 5 Note 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksEducation and career editBorn on October 9 1845 in Roxobel Bertie County North Carolina 1 Rogers moved to Mississippi in 1852 with his parents who settled near Madison Station now Madison and attended the common schools 2 He joined the Ninth Mississippi Volunteer Regiment of the Confederate States Army as a private in March 1862 2 He was promoted to first lieutenant in the same regiment and served throughout the war 2 He attended Centre College and received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1868 from the University of Mississippi 3 1 He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Canton Mississippi from 1868 to 1869 1 He continued private practice in Fort Smith Arkansas from 1869 to 1877 1 He was a Judge of the Circuit Court of Arkansas for Pulaski County from 1877 to 1882 1 He returned to private practice in Fort Smith from 1882 to 1883 1 Details of his military service edit On March 15 1862 the seventeen year old Rogers and his brother William enlisted as privates in the Semmes Rifles which became Company H of the Ninth Mississippi Volunteer Infantry Regiment Rogers was wounded twice and was commissioned a first lieutenant at the age of nineteen for gallantry at the Battle of Franklin in Tennessee At the war s end in May 1865 Rogers walked nearly a thousand miles from North Carolina to his home in Mississippi 4 Congressional service editRogers was elected as a Democrat from Arkansas s 3rd congressional district and Arkansas s 4th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 48th United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses serving from March 4 1883 to March 3 1891 2 He was Chairman of the Committee on Mileage for the 50th United States Congress 2 He declined to be a candidate for renomination 2 He resumed private practice in Fort Smith from 1891 to 1896 1 He was a member of the Democratic state convention in 1892 2 He was a delegate to the 1892 Democratic National Convention 2 Federal judicial service editRogers received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on November 27 1896 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas vacated by Judge Isaac Parker 1 He was nominated to the same position by President Cleveland on December 8 1896 1 He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15 1896 and received his commission the same day 1 His service terminated on April 17 1911 Death 1 due to his death of an apparent heart attack in Little Rock Arkansas 5 1 He was interred in Oak Cemetery in Fort Smith 6 2 He was survived by his wife Mary Gray Rogers and four children citation needed Family editRogers was the son of Absalom and Harriet Rice Rogers His father became a wealthy planter owning land worth more than 18 000 and 28 slaves 7 Note edit a b c d Sources vary on Rogers date of death which is uncertain most giving it as April 16 or 17 1911 Rogers body was found on April 17 and in the lack of consensus among sources that is the date this article will use References edit a b c d e f g h i j k John Henry Rogers at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center a b c d e f g h i John Henry Rogers Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Gitelman Morton John Henry Rogers 1845 1911 Arkansas Biography A Collection of Notable Lives Gitleman Morton John Henry Rogers 1845 1911 Encyclopedia of Arkansas April 4 2014 Judge J H Rogers Found Dead in Bed Arkansas Gazette April 18 1911 pp 1 3 In Memoriam John Henry Rogers 1845 1911 Fort Smith Arkansas Calvert McBride Co 1912 1860 US Census A Rogers 52 planter Madison Co Mississippi page 50 dwelling 370Sources edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress John Henry Rogers Biographical Directory of the United States Congress John Henry Rogers at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center External links editRogers on the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History amp Culture Rogers in Lamb s Biographical Dictionary of the United States CongressU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJordan E Cravens Member of the U S House of Representatives from Arkansas s 3rd congressional district1883 1885 Succeeded byThomas Chipman McRaePreceded bySamuel W Peel Member of the U S House of Representatives from Arkansas s 4th congressional district1885 1891 Succeeded byWilliam L TerryLegal officesPreceded byIsaac Parker Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas1896 1911 Succeeded byFrank A Youmans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Henry Rogers amp oldid 1212651691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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