Ernest E. Rogers

Ernest Elias Rogers (December 6, 1866 – January 28, 1945) was an American politician who was the 81st Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1929 to 1931.

Along with Rogers' political pursuits, he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, serving as the organization's President General from 1927 until 1928[1] Rogers died of a heart attack during Sunday church service aged 78 in 1945.[2] He was also a mayor of New London, Connecticut.[3]

References

  1. http://www.sar.org/NSSAR-Presidents-General
  2. "Former Lt Gov. Ernest E. Rogers Is Dead At 78", Naugatuck Daily News, Monday, January 29, 1945, Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States Of America
  3. Marshall, Benjamin Tinkham (1922). A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, Volume 1. New London, Connecticut: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 238.
Party political offices
Preceded by
John H. Trumbull
Republican nominee for Governor of Connecticut
1930
Succeeded by
John H. Trumbull
Political offices
Preceded by
Anson T. McCook
Connecticut State Treasurer
1925–1929
Succeeded by
Samuel R. Spencer
Preceded by
J. Edwin Brainard
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
1929-1931
Succeeded by
Samuel R. Spencer


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