Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet

Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet (c. 1649 – 23 April 1710) was an English merchant and Member of Parliament.

[2] He became a customs official in Plymouth and then moved to Bristol to engage in the lucrative tobacco trade, becoming a wealthy man.

[3] Rogers became a common councilman in Plymouth and was made an alderman in 1694–96.

He entered the English House of Commons as member of parliament (MP) for Plymouth in 1698, representing the constituency for the next two years.

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