About George H. Rogers
Lived 1825 – 1915 (aged 90). George H. Rogers was an American politician.
George Holt Rogers (December 5, 1825 – December 21, 1915) was an American Democratic politician who served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate. He served as the 18th Speaker of the Assembly between 1869 and 1870, being the first speaker to serve in the current state capitol after its opening.
While serving in the state Senate, Rogers wrote and introduced the Rogers Free Library Act which allowed cities to create taxpayer-funded public libraries free at the point of service.
Rogers was born in New London, Connecticut. He moved to San Francisco in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. In 1895, he moved to Napa, California, where he died in 1915, aged 90.
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American politician
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George H. Rogers was born on 5 December 1825 in New London.
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George H. Rogers died on 21 December 1915.
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George H. Rogers was a politician.
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