Charles Rogers (New York)

Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers, Congressman from New York
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded by	Henry Bell Van Rensselaer
Succeeded by	Erastus D. Culver
Personal details
Born	(1800-04-30)April 30, 1800 Northumberland, New York, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1874(1874-01-13) (aged 73) Sandy Hill, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Union Cemetery, Sandy Hill, New York, U.S.
Political party	Whig
Alma mater	Union College

Charles Rogers (April 30, 1800 – January 13, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Rogers was born in Northumberland, New York on April 30, 1800. His father died when Rogers was 10 years old, and after his mother's remarriage he was raised primarily by an uncle in Lake George.

He attended Granville Academy, and graduated from Union College in 1818, where his classmates included William Henry Seward, Sidney Breese, Alonzo Potter and Augustus Porter.

Rogers then studied law with his stepfather, Judge Esek Cowen, and was admitted to the bar. His father had been a successful lumberman and merchant, and Rogers was financially secure enough to pursue life as a gentleman farmer in Sandy Hill, along with research in botany and other scientific fields and writing on politics and other topics.

Rogers became active in politics in the 1820s as a supporter of DeWitt Clinton. He became a Whig in the 1830s, and served in the New York State Assembly in 1833 and 1837. In the late 1830s he was an unsuccessful Temperance candidate for New York State Senate.

In 1842 Rogers was elected to the United States House as a Whig. He served in the 28th Congress, March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845. During his term, Rogers was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State, and advocated the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. He did not run for reelection in 1844.