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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyAndrew Jackson ROGERS
(1828-1900)
ROGERS, Andrew Jackson, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Hamburg, Sussex County,
N.J., July 1, 1828; attended the common schools; employed as clerk
in a hotel and in a country store; engaged in teaching for two
years; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced
practice in La Fayette, Sussex County, N.J.; moved to Newton, N.J.,
in 1857 and continued the practice of law; elected as a Democrat to
the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1863-March
3, 1867); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1866 to the
Fortieth Congress; moved to New York City in 1867 and became
counsel for the city in important litigation; moved to Denver,
Colo., in 1892; served as police commissioner of the city of
Denver; returned to New York City in 1896 and died there on May 22,
1900; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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