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John Rogers (Continental Congress)

John Rogers, American lawyer and politician (b. 1723)
John Rogers (1723 – September 23, 1789) was an American lawyer and judge from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He was a delegate for Maryland to the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776, and Maryland's Chancellor from 1778 until his death.

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