★★★ Rogers, Sion Hart

Sion Hart Rogers Sr.
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Born: September 30, 1825

Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina

Father: Sion Clay Rogers 1801 – 1860

Mother: Narcissa Gray Jeffreys 1806 – 1870

Wife: Jane Frances Haywood 1833 – 1870

(Buried: Raleigh City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)​

Children:

William Haywood Rogers Sr. 1855 – 1942​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)​

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Allen Gray Rogers Sr. 1859 – 1932​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)​

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Sion Hart Rogers Jr. 1861 – 1929​

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Minerva Baker Rogers Walker 1863 – 1936​

Education:

Attended Lovejoy's Academy​

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1846: Graduated from University of North Carolina​

Occupation before War:

1848 – 1853: Attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina​

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1853 – 1855: United States Congressman from North Carolina​

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1860 – 1861: North Carolina State Representative​

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Whig Leader and Leader of the Unionist Cause in Raleigh, North Carolina​

Solicitor of the Raleigh North Carolina Superior Court​

Civil War Career:

1861: Lt. Company K, 14th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Resigned as Lt. In November of 1861​

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1862 – 1863: Colonel of 47th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1863: Resigned as Colonel on January 5, 1863 due to bad health​

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1863 – 1868: North Carolina State Attorney General​

Occupation after War:

1871 – 1873: United States Congressman from North Carolina​

Died: August 14, 1874

Place of Death: Raleigh, North Carolina

Age at time of Death: 48 years old

Burial Place: Raleigh City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

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His commission as colonel of the 47th North Carolina Infantry was on April 8, 1862. He was known mainly as a congressman but lost the re-election in 1872 to the seat he held.