U.S. Congressman. Born the son of actor Will Rogers, he graduated from Stanford University in 1935 and was owner-publisher of the Beverly Hills Citizen, California (1935-53). He also served as a 2nd Lieutenant in Field Artillery, U.S. Army (1935-42). In 1943, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth Congress, serving until he resigned in 1944. Returning to the U.S. Army, he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, for the remainder of World War II. He then was active in radio, appeared on television programs and had a minor career as an actor and was most noted for playing his father in several featured films. In addition, he was chairman of the California State Park Commission (1958-62) and served as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, (1967-69). Suffering with poor health after several strokes, he committed suicide at the age of 81.
U.S. Congressman. Born the son of actor Will Rogers, he graduated from Stanford University in 1935 and was owner-publisher of the Beverly Hills Citizen, California (1935-53). He also served as a 2nd Lieutenant in Field Artillery, U.S. Army (1935-42). In 1943, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth Congress, serving until he resigned in 1944. Returning to the U.S. Army, he served as a 1st Lieutenant in the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, for the remainder of World War II. He then was active in radio, appeared on television programs and had a minor career as an actor and was most noted for playing his father in several featured films. In addition, he was chairman of the California State Park Commission (1958-62) and served as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, (1967-69). Suffering with poor health after several strokes, he committed suicide at the age of 81.
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