Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet (31 August 1708 – 20 December 1773) [1] was a British lawyer and politician.
Baptised in Cornwood, he was the oldest son of Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Henley, daughter of Sir Robert Henley. [2] Rogers was educated at New College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1724 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts two years later. [2] He was then Mayor of Plymouth for 1728-29 and 1743–44 and Recorder of Plymouth (in 1744?). [3] In 1744, he succeeded his father as baronett. [4]
Rogers entered the British House of Commons as member of parliament (MP) for Plymouth in 1739, representing the constituency until the next year, when he was unseated. [5] He served as colonel of the South Devon Militia [6] and was High Sheriff of Devon in 1749 and in 1755. [2]
On 28 October 1742, he married Hannah Trefusis, daughter of Thomas Trefusis at St Benet Paul's Wharf in London. [2] Rogers died of a stroke at his seat in Blachford in Devon [3] and was buried in Cornwood four days later. [2] He had no children and his younger brother Frederick succeeded to the baronetcy. [7]
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