Английская Википедия:Benjamin Rogers (politician, born 1836)
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Benjamin Rogers (September 1, 1836 – January 21, 1911[1]) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1893 to 1900 as a Liberal member.
Born in Kintleth, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the son of Jonah Rogers and Hannah Thomas,[1] he came to Bedeque, Prince Edward Island with his parents in 1839 and was educated there. In 1854, he moved to Charlottetown where he partnered Thomas W. Dodd in a wholesale and retail hardware business, eventually becoming sole owner. In 1866, he married Mary L. Trenaman. Rogers was also a director of the P.E.I. Telephone Company.
He served in the province's Executive Council as a minister without portfolio. Rogers died in Charlottetown at the age of 74.[1]
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