John Rogers

  • American

John Rogers, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., in 1723; received a liberal schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice; member of the committee of safety in 1774 and 1775; member of the Maryland provincial conventions in 1774, 1775, and 1776; one of the trustees of the Lower Marlboro Academy in 1775; second major of battalion, Prince Georges County; Member of the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776; judge of the court of admiralty in 1776; member of the executive council on the organization of the state government in February 1777; chancellor of Maryland from March 10, 1778, until his death in Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges County, Md., September 23, 1789. - US Congress


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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1776/07/02 Congress votes in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence from Britain Represented Maryland US Declaration of Independence Independence Hall Philadelphia, PA Second Continental Congress
1776/07/02 Congress votes in favor of Richard Henry Lee's motion for independence from Britain Represented Maryland Lee Resolution Independence Hall Philadelphia, PA Second Continental Congress
1784/12/00 John Rogers buys the Chew home from Thomas Staines for 1500 pounds Home Tilton House No 9 and Kitchen No 11 Annapolis, MD
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