US Congressman. He was born on a plantation called "Orange Hall" in what is now Goshen Hill Township, Union County, South Carolina, graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) in 1813, studied law, and became an attorney in Yorkville, York County. He held various local offices and served in the militia, commanding South Carolina's First Division as a Major General until the legislature removed Unionists from office in the mid-1830s. In 1834 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Jacksonian and served one term, 1835 to 1837. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836, and moved back to Orange Hall to become active in its management. He returned to the House as a pro-Union Democrat in 1838 and served two terms, 1839 to 1843. Rogers advocated preservation of the Union in opposition to John C. Calhoun and the Nullification movement. He did not run for reelection in 1842 and returned to management of Orange Hall, remaining active until his death there. The house at Orange Hall eventually fell into disrepair, but stood until 1929, when it was destroyed by a tornado. The land that made up the plantation is now the site of hiking and walking trails.
US Congressman. He was born on a plantation called "Orange Hall" in what is now Goshen Hill Township, Union County, South Carolina, graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) in 1813, studied law, and became an attorney in Yorkville, York County. He held various local offices and served in the militia, commanding South Carolina's First Division as a Major General until the legislature removed Unionists from office in the mid-1830s. In 1834 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Jacksonian and served one term, 1835 to 1837. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836, and moved back to Orange Hall to become active in its management. He returned to the House as a pro-Union Democrat in 1838 and served two terms, 1839 to 1843. Rogers advocated preservation of the Union in opposition to John C. Calhoun and the Nullification movement. He did not run for reelection in 1842 and returned to management of Orange Hall, remaining active until his death there. The house at Orange Hall eventually fell into disrepair, but stood until 1929, when it was destroyed by a tornado. The land that made up the plantation is now the site of hiking and walking trails.
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