Sir John Leman Rogers, 6th Baronet (18 April 1780 – 10 December 1847)[1] was a British politician and composer.
John Rogers | |
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| Member of Parliament for Callington | |
| In office 1812-1813 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1780 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Died | 10 December 1847 (aged 67) |
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| Military career | |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) |
Biography edit
Born in Plymouth in Devon, he was the eldest son of Sir Frederick Rogers, 5th Baronet and Jane Lillicrap, daughter of John Lillicrap.[citation needed] Baptised in Cornwood on 5 October 1780, Rogers was educated at Winchester College in 1795.[citation needed] Two years later, he succeeded his father as baronet.[2] Rogers served in the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), reaching the rank of Captain.[citation needed] From 1812 to 1813, he sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Callington[3] and in 1838, he was High Sheriff of Devon.[citation needed]
In 1819, Rogers joined the London Madrigal Society and later, in June 1827, was elected the Society's first permanent president. He withdrew from this post in 1841 because of poor health.[4] During his presidency he wrote some ten glees and madrigals, psalms and anthems, as well as several other musical compositions.[4] Rogers died unmarried and was buried in Cornwood. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Frederick.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – Baronetage". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. Vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. pp. 399–400.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Callington". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Eastman School of Music, Official Website – John Leman Rogers". Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ Dod, Charles Roger Phipps (1848). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. p. 388.
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