BENJAMIN (Benny) A. ROGERS (Republican), Representative from Christian County; born near Perryton, Texas, January 24, 1916, educated in the public schools of Ochiltree County, Texas and Christian County, Mo.; graduated from Sparta, Mo., high school attended Draughn's Business College and Southwest Missouri Teachers College, Springfield, Mo. Drove a school bus while attending high school and college. On September 23, 1939, he was married to Miss Eileen Chaundoin at Mt. Vernon Mo. He worked in the western states during the wheat harvest for several summers.
He is an attorney with offices at 617 Commerce Building, Kansas City. Active in Democratic politics, he is a member of the First Regular Democratic Club of Kansas City. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1936 and re-elected in 1938 and 1940. In the 60th General Assembly he served as chairman of the Committee on Wills and Probate. In the 61st General Assembly he served as chairman of the Committee on Insurance and as a member of the following other committees: Employees and Clerical Force; Appropriations; Judiciary; Official Salaries and Fees; Municipal Corporations; Railroads and Internal Improvements. (Source: Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 1943;
BENJAMIN (Benny) A. ROGERS (Republican), Representative from Christian County; born near Perryton, Texas, January 24, 1916, educated in the public schools of Ochiltree County, Texas and Christian County, Mo.; graduated from Sparta, Mo., high school attended Draughn's Business College and Southwest Missouri Teachers College, Springfield, Mo. Drove a school bus while attending high school and college. On September 23, 1939, he was married to Miss Eileen Chaundoin at Mt. Vernon Mo. He worked in the western states during the wheat harvest for several summers.
He is an attorney with offices at 617 Commerce Building, Kansas City. Active in Democratic politics, he is a member of the First Regular Democratic Club of Kansas City. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1936 and re-elected in 1938 and 1940. In the 60th General Assembly he served as chairman of the Committee on Wills and Probate. In the 61st General Assembly he served as chairman of the Committee on Insurance and as a member of the following other committees: Employees and Clerical Force; Appropriations; Judiciary; Official Salaries and Fees; Municipal Corporations; Railroads and Internal Improvements. (Source: Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 1943;
Family Members
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Blanche Anna Rogers Goins
1912–2004
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Bessie Agnes Rogers Arms
1914–2003
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Arlene Beatrice Rogers Goins
1918–2010
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Maj George Thomas Rogers
1920–1966
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John Harvey Rogers
1922–2010
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Juanita Pauline Rogers Ryals
1924–2020
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Vivian Lucile Rogers Johns
1927–2021
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Suzanne Mae "Susie" Rogers Johns
1929–2011
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Pletcher E. Rogers
1932–2023
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Charles Franklin Rogers
1934–2015
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