Robert Rogers (Manitoba politician)

Robert Rogers PC ( born March 2, 1865 in Lakefield, † July 21, 1936 ) was a Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and politician of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Life

Rogers, who was a professional entrepreneur and businessman ran unsuccessfully in June 1896 for the Conservative Party in the constituency Lisgar for the first time for a seat in the House.

In October 1911 he was appointed by Prime Minister Robert Borden to the interior minister and general superintendent of Indian affairs in the 9th Federal Cabinet. Shortly thereafter, he was also a member elected at a by-election ( By-election ) in the constituency of Winnipeg in the House of Commons and was this to October 1917. At the same time he was also Minister of Mines in March 1912. After a cabinet reshuffle, he was then in October 1912 Minister of Public Works and held that office until his resignation on 22 August 1917. Reason for his resignation was his refusal to desire Borden formed a coalition with the Liberal Party.

His negative attitude to the coalition meant that he was placed at the Lower House elections on December 17, 1917 not to be a candidate. In the general election on 6 December 1921, he competed again in the constituency Lisgar for a mandate, but suffered a defeat, and was elected to the House again until the elections of October 29, 1925 for the electoral district of Winnipeg South. However, this mandate he lost after less than a year by his defeat in the early general election on 14 September 1926.

In October 1927, he competed as the successor of Hugh Guthrie to the post of chairman of the Conservative Party, but failed against Richard Bedford Bennett. In the elections of 28 July 1928, he was elected in the constituency of Winnipeg South back to a member of the House of Commons, to which he now belonged to August 1935.