A. A. Rogers
A. A. Rogers or A. A. Rodgers was a state legislator in Mississippi.[1] He was a representative of Marshall County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875. He was a Republican,[2] and African American.[3] In 1873, he served in the state Republican convention.[4] He aligned with the temperance movement, and voted to sustain the governor's veto of a bill relating to liquor.[5]
Eric Foner lists him as A. A. Rodgers in Freedom's Lawmakers. He is listed with the same name in a Vicksburg Times article in 1873.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Journal". 1874.
- ^ "A. A. Rogers – Against All Odds".
- ^ "House". Clarion-Ledger. 27 January 1875. p. 2.
- ^ a b "State convention: The good work completed". Vicksburg Times. Jackson, MS. 2 September 1873. p. 2.
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of Mississippi. Pilot Publishing Company. 1875. p. 323.
.jpg){kind=small} | This African American–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Mississippi politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- African-American men in politics
- People from Marshall County, Mississippi
- African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
- African-American state legislators in Mississippi
- Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
- African American stubs
- Mississippi politician stubs