Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet (14 June 1676 – 21 January 1744) was an English

England

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 lawyer and politician.

Baptised at St Andrew's, Plymouth, he was the only son of Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet

Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet

Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet 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. Rogers entered the English House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Plymouth in 1698, representing the...

 and his wife Mary Vincent, daughter of Spencer Vincent. In 1710, he succeeded his father as baronet. Rogers entered the British House of Commons

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 as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Plymouth

Plymouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1713, representing the constituency until 1722. He was appointed Recorder of Plymouth in 1717, a post he held until his death in 1744. In 1722 and again in 1741, Rogers was Lord Mayor of Plymouth.

On 9 May 1698, he married Mary Henley, daughter of Sir Robert Henley at St Giles in the Fields

St Giles in the Fields

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 in London

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. They had five sons and five daughters. Rogers died, aged 67 and was buried in Cornwood

Cornwood

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 in Devon

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 a week later. He was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet was a British lawyer and politician.-Background:Baptised in Cornwood, he was the oldest son of Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary Henley, daughter of Sir Robert Henley. Rogers was educated at New College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1724...

and Frederick.