Thomas Jones Rogers

Thomas Jones Rogers ( * 1781 in Waterford, Ireland, † December 7, 1832 in New York City ) was an American politician. Between 1818 and 1824 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1784, Thomas Rogers came with his parents from his Irish home to Easton in Pennsylvania. Later, he served an apprenticeship in the printing trade. Between 1805 and 1814 he published the newspaper Northampton Farmer. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. Following the resignation of Mr John Ross Rogers was at the due election as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on March 3, 1818. After three re- elections he could remain until his resignation on April 20, 1824 in Congress. There he first took the sixth and from 1823 the eighth constituency of his state.

Between 1826 and 1832 Thomas Rogers was curator of Lafayette College. In the years 1828-1830 he was also registrar in Northampton County. In addition, he was brigadier general of state militia. Finally, he was still appointed Naval Officer of the Federal Government for the Port of Philadelphia. He died on December 7, 1832 in New York. His son William (1820-1899) was a congressman for the state of New York.