William Evans Rogers

William Evans Rogers (April 11, 1846 – March 10, 1913) was an American businessman and railroad executive who married into the Fish family.

Early life Rogers was born in Philadelphia on April 11, 1846, to William Evans Rogers, a Philadelphia attorney, and Harriette Phoebe (née Ruggles) Rogers.

From December 1856 until October 1858, he was educated in Paris, France. Following his graduation from West Point, he served as a second lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers until he resigned from the Army in 1869. In 1892, he was admitted to the bar in New York and practiced law. Susan was the daughter of Julia (née Kean) Fish and Hamilton Fish, the former Governor of New York and U.S. Secretary of State (under President Ulysses S. Grant). She was also the sister of Nicholas, Hamilton Jr., and Stuyvesant Fish. Together, they were the parents of six children, with one son and three daughters surviving, including: Harriette Ruggles Rogers (1870–1963), who married Rev. William Stephen Rainsford, rector of St. George's Church in Stuyvesant Square Cornelia Meigs Rogers (b. 1872) Hamilton Fish Rogers (1873–1880), who died young. They divorced in 1920 and she married his cousin, Hamilton Fish III. Violet Mabel Rogers (1883–1885), who died young. Conveniently, 400 was the number of people that could fit into Mrs. Astor's ballroom.

Susan died of pneumonia at their home in New York on Wednesday, January 20, 1909. Rogers died in New York City on Monday, March 10, 1913. They are buried at St. Philip's Church Cemetery in Garrison, New York.

Through his son William, he was the grandfather of Susan Fish Rogers.