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Erie County Biographies
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New York History
Erie County History
Also see [ Railway Officials in America 1906
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Rogers, Sherman Skinner, Buffalo, has been prominent at the bar of Western New York for over forty years, coming
to Buffalo in 1854. He began the study of law at an early age and was engaged in practice before young men nowadays
have received their diplomas. Early in. life Mr. Rogers was a Democrat in political belief, but at the outbreak
of the Civil war became a Republican and has so remained. In 1875 be was elected State senator by the largest majority
ever given a senatorial candidate in that district. The following year he was elected lieutenant-governor on the
ticket headed by E. D. Morgan. January 6, 1858, he married Christina Cameron Davenport of Bath, N. Y.
Source:
Our County and it's people
a descriptive work on Erie County, New York
Edited by: Trumen C. White
The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898
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