Thomas
J. Rogers (1781-1832)
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Birthplace:
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Waterford, Ireland |
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Occupation:
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Printer |
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House 1818-24
(R-Pennsylvania) |
Newspapers
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Apprentice
(ca. 1790s) with Philadelphia printer Samuel Harrison Smith,
publisher of the New World and Universal Gazette |
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Journeyman,
Washington, D.C. National Intelligencer, ca. 1800-1804 (R) |
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Easton
(Pa.) Northampton Farmer, 1805-1814 (R) |
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Easton
(Pa.) Delaware Democrat and Easton Gazette, 1827-28 (D) |
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Federal
appointments
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Other offices
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Clerk
of the Orphan's Court, Northampton County, Pa., 1808-ca.1810s |
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Pa.
state senate, ca. 1815 |
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Numerous
offices in local and state militia, including brigadier general
(ca. 1820s) |
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Register
and Recorder, Northampton County 1828-30 |
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Trustee,
Lafayette College, 1826-32 |
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Notes
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Compiler
& publisher of A
New American Biographical Dictionary, or, Remembrancer of the
Departed Heroes, Sages, and Statesmen, of America (four
editions, 1813-29), a collection of biographical sketches that was
used in some places as a school textbook. |
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Switched
Pa. Republican factions in 1810s, joining the "Family"
or "New School" wing, and becoming an ardent supporter
of John C. Calhoun's presidential candidacy. |
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Two
different Easton newspapers, the Mountaineer (1820) and the
Expositor (1822) were founded in unsuccessful attempts to
defeat him in congressional elections. |
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Father
of printer, editor, Civil War
general, and congressman William
Findlay Rogers, who rode into battle on his trusty steed
"Proofreader" (no kidding) |
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Sources
(beyond what is listed in the BDUSC) |
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Historical
Society of Pennsylvania: numerous letters in Jonathan Roberts
Papers and scattered throughout the collection (check card
catalog) |
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