[1] He was the son of Susan (née Curtis) and Horatio Rogers Sr., and had an older brother, John Henry, who became an Episcopal priest.

On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted brigadier general, US Volunteers, for "gallant and meritorious service during the war.

[1][5] He was nominated on March 15, 1864, by the Rhode Island National Union (Republican) Convention.

[7] In 1891, he was appointed to a newly created seat as an Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court,[8] serving until 1903.

[1] The Rogers family lived in a Queen Anne style house at 264 Bowen Street in Providence.

[9] In addition to his legal profession, Rogers was a member of the American Antiquarian Society[4] and authored several books during his lifetime.