Ernest E. Rogers

Ernest Elias Rogers (December 6, 1866 – January 28, 1945) was an American politician who was the 81st Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1929 to 1931.^[1]

Rogers at the White House in 1928.

Along with Rogers' political pursuits, he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, serving as the organization's President General from 1927 until 1928^[2] Rogers died of a heart attack during Sunday church service in 1945, aged 78.^[3] He was also a mayor of New London, Connecticut.^[4]