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ROGERS

was confeneil on hitn by Wesloj-an university, Conn., in 1890. lie is tlif author of: Expert Tcs- tiiiioiii/ (is>:{),aml muiiy articles in l:nv ami other puhlic.itioiis.

ROGERS, Horatio, jurist, was born in Provi- dence, R.I.. May 18. 1830; son of Horatio and Susan (Curtis) Rogers; grandson of David Curtis of Worcester. Mass. and a descendant of James Rogers, freeman. Newport, R.I., 1640. He was graduated from lirown university in 1855; was admitted to the bar in 18r)8, and practised in Providence, R.I., 18,-)8-73 and 1885-91. He was justice of the police court in 18G1, and .served in the civil \rar, rising from 1st lieutenant to major of the 3d Rhode Island heavy artillery regiment, serving as colonel of the 11th and subsequently of the 2d R.I. volunteers, and being brevetted brig- adier-general of U.S. volunteers, March 13, 1865. He was attorney -general of Rhode Island, 1864- 67 and 1888-89; a member and president of the Providence common council; a representative in the state legislature. 1868-69 and 1874-76; was elected associate justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island, May 27, 1891, and was attached to the appellate division in 1899. He resigned from the bench, Feb. 17, 1903. He engaged in the manufacture of cotton at Providence, 1873-85. He was twice married; first, on Jan. 28, 1861, to Lucia, daughter of Resolved Waterman of Provi- dence; and secondly, Oct. 6, 1869, to Emily Pris- cilla, daughter of Gov. James T. Smith of Provi- dence. He was president of the Rhode Island Historical society, 1889-95; a member of the American Antiquarian society, and of other learned associations, and received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Trinity college, Hartford, Conn., in 1896. He edited, with copious notes, the journal of Lieut, (afterward Major-General) James H. Hadden of Burgoyne's army, as Had- den' 8 Journals and Orderly Books (1884), and is the author of: Private Libraries of Providence (1878); Mart/ Dyer of Rhode Island (1B9Q), and many contributions to periodicals.

ROGERS, James Blythe, chemist, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 22, 1803; eldest son of Dr. Patrick Kerr and Hannah (Blythe) Rogers, and grandson of Robert and Sarah (Kerr) Rogers of county Tyrone, Ireland. His fatiier emigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1798; was graduated, M.D.. from the University of Penn- sylvania in 1802; practised in Pliiladelphia and Baltimore, and was professor of natural philosophy and mathematics at William and Alary college, 1819-28. James B. Rogers at- tended William and Mary college; studied medi- cine under Dr. Thomas E. Bond, and was gradu- ated from theUniversity of Maryland, M.D., 1822. He taught school in Baltimore; practised medi- cine in Little Britain, Pa., for a short time, but

soon returned to Baltimore, and engaged in business as superintendent of a chemical manu- factory. He was married in September, 1830, to Rachel Smith of Baltimore. He was prof(>ssor of pure and applied cliemistry at WashiugLou Medi- cal college, Balti- more; at the medical department of Cin- cinnati college, 1835- 39, and in 1840 re- moved to Pliiladel- phia, Pa., where he was assistant state geologist under his brother Henry, 1840- 44; lecturer on chem- istry at the Philadel- phia Medical institute in 1841; professor of general chemistry at the Franklin Insti- tute, 1844-47, and pro- fessor of chemistry at the University of Pennsyl- vania, 1847-52. He lectured on pure and applied chemistry at the Mechanics institute; was a rep- resentative at the National Medical convention in 1847; a delegate to the National convention for the revision of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia in 1850, and with his brother Robert prepared the seventh edition of Edward Turner's '" Elements of Chemistry " and William Gregory's " Outlines of Organic Chemistry." published in one volume (1846). He died in Philadelphia, June 15, 1852.

ROGERS, John, educator, was born in Assing- ton, England, In January, 1631; son of the Rev. Nathaniel (1598-1656) and Margaret (Crane) Rogers; grandson of the Rev. John Rogers of Dedham, England, and of Robert Crane, and a descendant of John Rogers, the martyr. His father brought his family to New England, through the influence of Tiiomas Hooker, in 1636, and preached at Ipswich, with the Rev. John Norton as colleague, 1638-56. John Rogers was graduated at Harvard college, A.B., 1649, A.M., 1652; studied both medicine and divinit}', and preaclied at Ipswich. Mass., 1656-82. He also engaged in meilinal practice there, and was mar- ried to Elizabeth, daughter of General Deniion. He entered into office as president of Harvard college, April 10, 1682, succeeding Urian Oakes, who died, July 25, 1681, but he was not inaugu rated until Aug. 12, 1683, and served the col- lege until his death, Increase Mather becoming his successor, June 11, 1685. The records of the province of Massachusetts state that in December, 1705, the general court voted to have destroyed two pamphlets sent them by John Rogers and his son John. These are supposed to have related to the opposition which the house was making to