Robert L. Rodgers

Robert Lewis Rodgers (June 2, 1875 – May 9, 1960) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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Robert Lewis Rodgers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district
In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded by	Augustine B. Kelley
Succeeded by	Carroll D. Kearns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 29th district
In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by	Charles N. Crosby
Succeeded by	Howard E. Campbell
Personal details
Born	(1875-06-02)June 2, 1875 El Dorado, Kansas, US
Died	May 9, 1960(1960-05-09) (aged 84) Erie, Pennsylvania, US
Political party	Republican

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Rodgers was born in El Dorado, Kansas. He was raised on a farm near Jamestown, Pennsylvania. During the war with Spain, he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. After his return from service he taught in the district schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1914 and engaged in the insurance, real estate, and mortgage business.

Rodgers was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.