Biography

03/11/1786 - 09/27/1863

Judge Molton Cropper Rogers (D4) Lancaster County, 1819-1820

Early Life:

Judge Molton Cropper Rogers, born March 11, 1786, Milford, Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware; son of Daniel and Esther Rogers; College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1806; Litchfield Law School, Litchfield Connecticut, 1807; Princeton College, Honorary M.A., 1847; moved, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; admitted, Lancaster County bar, 1811; private law practice, partner with James Buchanan; unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1814, 1815, 1816; Recorder, Mayor’s Court, Lancaster County, 1818-1820; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1819-1820, unsuccessful reelection, 1820; unsuccessful campaign, United State Senate, Ballot 5, 1820-1821; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1821; gubernatorial appointment, Secretary of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1823-1826; gubernatorial appointment, Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1826-1842; married, Eliza Jacobs, 1819, (d. 1822), never remarried, children, Sarah Anne Rogers, Eliza M. J. Rogers; died, September 27, 1863, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career: 

Admitted, Lancaster County bar, 1811; private law practice, partner with James Buchanan.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1814, 1815, 1816.

Recorder, Mayor’s Court, Lancaster County, 1818-1820.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Lancaster County, 1819-1820, unsuccessful reelection, 1820.

Unsuccessful campaign, United State Senate, Ballot 5, 1820-1821.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lancaster County, 1821.

Appointment, Governor John Shulze, Secretary of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1823-1826. 

Unsuccessful campaign, United State Senate, Ballot 32, 1824-1825

Appointment, Governor John Shulze, Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1826-1842. 

Legacy:

Father, Daniel Molton Rogers, Speaker, Delaware Senate; 12th Governor, State of Delaware 1797-1799.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Molton Cropper Rogers (1786-1863) - Find a Grave Memorial