Samuel Rodgers

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Samuel Rodgers (1894–1970) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Rodgers qualified as a medical doctor at Queen's University Belfast in 1926. During World War II, he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party, and stood unsuccessfully for them in Belfast Pottinger at the Northern Ireland general election, 1945. However, he managed to take the seat at the next election, in 1949.^[1]

Rodgers held his seat in 1953, and chaired the Unionist backbenchers' committee from 1956 until 1958, when he lost his seat. He stood for Queen's University Belfast in a 1961 by-election, but was again unsuccessful. He was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland the following year, serving until his death.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Biographies

Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by Jack Beattie	Member of Parliament for Belfast Pottinger 1949 - 1958	Succeeded by Tom Boyd

Persondata
Name	Rodgers, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	1894
Place of birth
Date of death	1970
Place of death

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