John Henry Rogers

Born on October 9, 1845, in Roxobel, Bertie County, North Carolina, Rogers moved to Mississippi in 1852 with his parents, who settled near Madison Station (now Madison) and attended the common schools. He joined the Ninth Mississippi Volunteer Regiment of the Confederate States Army as a private in March 1862. ==Congressional service==

Rogers was elected as a Democrat from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district and Arkansas's 4th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 48th United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891. He was Chairman of the Committee on Mileage for the 50th United States Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He resumed private practice in Fort Smith from 1891 to 1896. He was a member of the Democratic state convention in 1892. He was a delegate to the 1892 Democratic National Convention. ==Federal judicial service==

Rogers received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on November 27, 1896, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas vacated by Judge Isaac C. Parker. He was survived by his wife, Mary (Gray) Rogers, and four children. ==Family==

Rogers was the son of Absalom and Harriet Rice Rogers. His father became a wealthy planter, owning land worth more than $18,000 and 28 slaves. ==Note==