Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet

For other people named John Rogers, see John Rogers (disambiguation).

Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet (c. 1649 – 23 April 1710)[1] was an English politician and merchant.

He was the eldest son and only surviving child of John Rogers and his wife Elizabeth Payne, daughter of Sir Robert Payne.[2] Rogers entered the English House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth in 1698, representing the constituency for the next two years.[3] He was created a baronet, of Wisdome, in the County of Devon on 21 February 1699,[4] and was appointed High Sheriff of Devon in 1701.[2]

Rogers married Mary Vincent, daughter of William Spencer Vincent.[5] Rogers died in Plymouth and was buried at Charles Church, Plymouth.[6] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son John.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson, ed. The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. II. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 532–533.
  3. ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Plymouth". Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  4. 1 2 Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 400.
  5. ↑ Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. II (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 361–362.
  6. ↑ "ThePeerage - Sir John Rogers, 1st Bt". Retrieved 27 January 2007.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
George Parker
John Granville		 Member of Parliament for Plymouth
1698 – 1700
With: Charles Trelawny		 Succeeded by
Charles Trelawny
Henry Trelawny
Baronetage of England
New creation Baronet
(of Wisdome)
1699 – 1710 		Succeeded by
John Rogers


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