Bill Rogers (New Zealand politician)

Bill Rogers
The Honourable; Bill Rogers; OBE
Member of the Legislative Council
	In office; 15 July 1940 – 31 December 1950
Appointed by	Peter Fraser
Personal details
Born	William James Rogers; 10 January 1887
Died	6 July 1971 (aged 84); New Zealand
Political party	Labour Party
Relations	Philip Blakeley (son-in-law)

William James Rogers OBE (10 January 1887 – 6 July 1971)[1] was a New Zealand politician. He was a long-serving Mayor of Wanganui, and a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1940 until its abolition in 1950.

Biography

Rogers worked as gardener and miner at Denniston and became involved in trade unionism via the Miners' Union. He was later the secretary of the Wanganui Watersiders' Union.[1] Rogers' daughter, Ida, married electrical engineer Philip Blakeley in 1938.[2]

Rogers was Mayor of Wanganui from 1927 to 1931, and again from 1935 to 1953.[3] He contested the 1925, 1928, and 1931 elections in the Wanganui electorate for the Labour Party, but lost to Bill Veitch, the incumbent.[4][5][6]

He was appointed to the Legislative Council by the First Labour Government, and was a member from 15 July 1940 to 14 July 1947; and 15 July 1947 to 31 December 1950.[7]

Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1954 New Year Honours,[8] Rogers died in 1971.[7]

References

"Rogers, William James, 1887-1971". Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
Martin, John E. "Blakeley, Philip William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
Beaglehole, Diana (3 November 2011). "Whanganui region - Government". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 163. OCLC 154283103.
"No. 40055". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1954. p. 44.

Political offices
Preceded by Hope Gibbons	Mayor of Wanganui 1927–1931 1935–1953	Succeeded by Norman Graham Armstrong
Preceded by Norman Graham Armstrong	Mayor of Wanganui 1927–1931 1935–1953	Succeeded by Edward Alan Millward

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[Bio-1] "Rogers, William James, 1887-1971". Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

[2] Martin, John E. "Blakeley, Philip William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[Whanganui_govt-3] Beaglehole, Diana (3 November 2011). "Whanganui region - Government". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

[1925_election-4] The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

[1928_election-5] The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[1931_election-6] The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[Wilson-7] Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 163. OCLC 154283103.

[8] "No. 40055". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1954. p. 44.