Robert Lewis Rodgers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 28th district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded byAugustine B. Kelley
Succeeded byCarroll D. Kearns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 29th district
In office
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945
Preceded byCharles N. Crosby
Succeeded byHoward E. Campbell
Personal details
Born(1875-06-02)June 2, 1875
El Dorado, Kansas, US
DiedMay 9, 1960(1960-05-09) (aged 84)
Erie, Pennsylvania, US
Political partyRepublican

Robert Lewis Rodgers (June 2, 1875 – May 9, 1960) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Rodgers was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He was raised on a farm near Jamestown, Pennsylvania. During the war with Spain, he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. After his return from service he taught in the district schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1914 and engaged in the insurance, real estate, and mortgage business.

Rodgers was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.

References

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byCharles N. Crosby Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district 1939–1945 Succeeded byHoward E. Campbell Preceded byAugustine B. Kelley Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1945–1947 Succeeded byCarroll D. Kearns


Categories