Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet

For other people named John Rogers, see John Rogers (disambiguation).

Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet
High Sheriff of Devon
In office 1749 1755
Mayor of Plymouth
In office 1728-1729 1743–1744
Member of Parliament for Plymouth
In office 1739–1740
Personal details
Born	(1708-08-31)31 August 1708 England
Died	20 December 1773(1773-12-20) (aged 65) Blachford, Devon, England
Spouse	Hannah Trefusis ​ (m. 1742)​
Parent	John Rogers (father)
Relatives	John Rogers (grandfather)
Education	New College, Oxford

Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet (31 August 1708 – 20 December 1773) was a British lawyer and politician.

Early life

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 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts two years later. He was then Mayor of Plymouth for 1728-29 and 1743–44 and Recorder of Plymouth (in 1744?). In 1744, he succeeded his father as baronet.

Career

Rogers entered the British House of Commons as member of parliament (MP) for Plymouth in 1739, representing the constituency until the next year, when he was unseated. He served as colonel of the South Devon Militia and was High Sheriff of Devon in 1749 and in 1755.

Family

On 28 October 1742, he married Hannah Trefusis, daughter of Thomas Trefusis at St Benet Paul's Wharf in London. Rogers died of a stroke at his seat in Blachford in Devon and was buried in Cornwood four days later. He had no children and his younger brother Frederick succeeded to the baronetcy.