Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	10	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby
H	10	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby
H	10	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby
H	8	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby
H	8	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby
H	8	Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919	35th (4) (5)	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Shelby

(1) General Laws of Texas, 37th Legislature, 1st and 2nd C.S., 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264 - District 10 comprised of Shelby County; District 8 comprised of Rusk County. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 10, John C. Rogers; District 8, John Snelgrove. House Journal.
(3) District 8 [sic], Jno. C. Rogers; district comprised of Shelby County. District 8, J.B. Snelgrove; district comprised of Rusk County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) John C. Rogers, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded George E.B. Peddy, resigned effective 9/10/1917. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/5/1929, sec. 2, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Military Service Notes

• Photo of John C. Rogers in the Shelby Rifles from "History of Shelby County, Texas." John C. Rogers (1869-1943), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby County. Find a Grave.
• Rogers, John C., Texas Volunteer Guard, Call Number 401-210. Age 26 on 1/20/1896, born in Keachi [sic], Louisiana, druggist, Shelby Rifles, Company E - then [sic], 5" Regt. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.

Other Resources

• John Carlton Rogers, birth date "Sept. 6" in Louisiana, death date 6/7/1943 in Shelby County, Texas; druggist. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• "John C. Rogers Dies at Center; Funeral Services Tuesday," Timpson Daily Times, 6/7/1943, p. 1, crediting Timpson Public Library. "Shelby county pioneer citizen . . . He is a former representative in the State legislature from Shelby county." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
• 41st Legislature (1929) - Jno. C. Rogers, postoffice Center, nativity Louisiana, age 59, druggist, member of former legislatures: 35th (Called), 36th, 37th, 39th, 40th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

• Photograph. John C. Rogers, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John C. Rogers, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John C. Rogers, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John C. Rogers, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.C. Rogers, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jno. C. Rogers, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Common Carriers   Liquor Traffic   Public Health (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

40th R.S. - 1927 Game and Fisheries   Liquor Traffic (Chair)  Military Affairs   Public Health   Public Lands and Buildings

39th R.S. - 1925 Appropriations   Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair)  Liquor Traffic   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

37th R.S. - 1921 Liquor Traffic   Penitentiaries   Public Health (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

36th R.S. - 1919 Conservation and Reclamation   Game and Fisheries   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

35th R.S. - 1917 Congressional Districts (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Revenue and Taxation