William Hazen Rogers (born May 13, 1801) was an American master silversmith and a pioneer in the silver-plate industry and whose work and name have survived to the present day.
Rogers – together with his two brothers and, later, his son – was responsible for more than 100 patterns of silver and silver-plated cutlery and serving dishes.
Many of Roger's designs were influenced by Louis XIV-style patterns of the 17th and 18th century in France, and he was best known for his Elberon pattern and "Presidential" cutlery series.
From 1820 to 1825, Rogers was an apprentice to Joseph Church, a silversmith and watchmaker in Hartford.
(Church subsequently also became an official and a director of The Aetna Life Insurance Company).