Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet

Who was Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet?

Sir John Rogers, 2nd Baronet was an English lawyer and politician.

Baptised at St Andrew's, Plymouth, he was the only son of Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Vincent, daughter of Spencer Vincent. In 1710, he succeeded his father as baronet. Rogers entered the British House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Plymouth in 1713, representing the constituency until 1722. He was appointed Recorder of Plymouth in 1717, a post he held until his death in 1744. In 1722 and again in 1741, Rogers was Mayor of Plymouth.

On 9 May 1698, he married Mary Henley, daughter of Sir Robert Henley at St Giles in the Fields in London. They had five sons and five daughters. Rogers died, aged 67 and was buried in Cornwood in Devon a week later. He was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet and Frederick.