Erskine C. Rogers

Erskine Clark Rogers (September 17, 1878 – November 3, 1940) was an American lawyer and New York Supreme Court Justice.

Life Rogers was born on September 17, 1878, in Sandy Hill, New York, the son of General James C. Rogers and Elizabeth Coleman.

Rogers graduated from Union College with a Ph.B. in 1900. In 1902, he graduated from Albany Law School with an M.A. He was admitted to the bar in 1902. He then worked as a lawyer in Hudson Falls, partnered with John E. Sawyer. He was also vice-president, counsel, and trust officer of the Sandy Hill National Bank.

In the 1922 New York state election, Rogers was the Republican candidate for Attorney General of New York. He lost to Carl Sherman. In 1922, governor Nathan L. Miller appointed him a commissioner of the Hudson River Regulating District. At the first board meeting, he was appointed its chairman. He was also a member of the convention to consider amendments to the judiciary article of the New York State Constitution.

Rogers died at Glenn Falls Hospital on November 3, 1940. He was buried in Union Cemetery in Hudson Falls.