A. A. Rogers

A. A. Rogers or A. A. Rodgers was a state legislator in Mississippi. ^[1] He was a representative of Marshall County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875. He was a Republican, ^[2] and African American. ^[3] In 1873, he served in the state Republican convention. ^[4] He aligned with the temperance movement, and voted to sustain the governor's veto of a bill relating to liquor. ^[5]

Eric Foner lists him as A. A. Rodgers in Freedom's Lawmakers. He is listed with the same name in a Vicksburg Times article in 1873. ^[4]

See also

• African American officeholders from the end of the Civil War until before 1900

References

1. "Journal". 1874.
2. "A. A. Rogers – Against All Odds".
3. "House". Clarion-Ledger. January 27, 1875. p. 2.
4. "State convention: The good work completed". Vicksburg Times. Jackson, MS. September 2, 1873. p. 2.
5. Journal of the House of Representatives of Mississippi. Pilot Publishing Company. 1875. p. 323.