Andrew Jacob Rogers
Full Name: Andrew Jacob "Andy" RogersDate of birth: December 24, 1924
Date of death: September 13, 1980
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 30 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th 58th (1) | Democrat | Childress / Childress | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher | |
| S | 30 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th 56th (2) | Democrat | Childress / Childress | Senate President Pro Tempore (56th) | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher |
| S | 30 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th (3) 54th | Democrat | Childress / Childress | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher | |
| S | 30 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd (4) | Democrat | Childress / Childress | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher | |
| H | 121 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Childress / Childress | Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley | |
| H | 121 | Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st | Democrat | Childress / Childress | Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 6/17/1959; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 7/16/1959. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) Farmer, Firestone tire dealer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 59th 58th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Childress / Childress
- Counties in district:
- Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
- Legislatures:
- 57th 56th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Childress / Childress
- Counties in district:
- Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
- Legislatures:
- 55th (3) 54th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Childress / Childress
- Counties in district:
- Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
- Legislatures:
- 53rd (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Childress / Childress
- Counties in district:
- Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Parmer, Swisher
- Legislatures:
- 52nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Childress / Childress
- Counties in district:
- Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley
- Legislatures:
- 51st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Childress / Childress
- Counties in district:
- Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley
Terms of service notes
(1) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 6/17/1959; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 7/16/1959. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) Farmer, Firestone tire dealer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 67th Legislature, R.S., SCR 23. Death date 9/12/1980. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Message from Acting Governor Andy Rogers expressing thanks to the Legislature (Governor for a Day), 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 7/9/1959, p. 111. Senate Journal.
- Obituary, "Former Sen. Rogers, 55, Dies After Lengthy Illness," 9/14/1980, p. B10. Austin American-Statesman.
- Andrew Jacob Rogers, birth date 12/24/1924 in Fort Worth, student, residence and draft registration in Childress, Childress County, 12/29/1942. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com.
- United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, World War II. Military grave marker, Andrew J. Rogers, State Legislature, birth date 12/24/1924, death date 9/13/1980 on grave marker, obituary, burial in Childress Cemetery, Childress, Childress County. Find a Grave.
- United States Army Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
- Photograph. Andy Rogers, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Andy Rogers, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Andy Rogers, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Andy Rogers, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.J. "Andy" Rogers, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Andy Rogers, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Andy Rogers, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Andy Rogers, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. A.J. Rogers, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Andrew J. Rogers, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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