History of Puyallup, (Pierce County) Washington United States of America

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John Rankin Rogers, governor of Washington, was born in Brunswick, Maine, Sept. 4, 1838; son of John and Margaret (Green) Rogers; grandson of John Rogers; great-grandson of Capt. John Rogers, a privateersman of 1812, and a descendant of William and Dinah (Rankin) Rogers, who emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland, just prior to the Revolutionary war. He was a clerk in a drug store in Boston, Mass., 1852?56; engaged in the drug business in Jackson, Miss., 1856; taught school in Cumberland county, Ill., 1858?60; and was married in 1861 to Sarah L., daughter of Cyrus Greene of Neoga, Ill. He was principally engaged in farming from 1861?70. He was again in the drug business in Brunswick, Maine, 1870?75, ventured to Hecta, Ill., and engaged in the same business for one year. In 1876 he removed to Kansas and engaged in farming, and in 1878 became active in organizing Farmers' Alliances. He edited the Kansas Commoner at Newton, 1887?90, and in 1890 removed to Puyallup, Wash., where he was elected a member of the state legislature 1893, and held other offices. He was elected governor of Washington in 1895, and was re-elected in 1899 for the term to expire in 1904. He is author of: the Irrepressible Conflict (1894); Looking Forward (1896); The Inalienable Rights of Man (1898). He died at Puyallup, Wash., Dec. 26, 1901.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Puyallup, (Pierce County) Washington

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