Robert L. Rodgers

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

Robert L. 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, PA, 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

Robert L. Rodgers at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-11
The Political Graveyard

External links

"Robert L. Rodgers". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-11.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles N. Crosby	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district 1939–1945	Succeeded by Howard E. Campbell
Preceded by Augustine B. Kelley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1945–1947	Succeeded by Carroll D. Kearns

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Name	Rodgers, Robert L.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 2, 1875
Place of birth
Date of death	May 9, 1960
Place of death

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