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Rogers, Sherman Skinner

lawyer, legislator, was born April 16, 1830, in Bath, N. Y. He is one of the foremost lawyers of Buffalo, N. Y., where he has practiced his profession since 1854. 1873 he was a member of the constitutional commission of New York; in 1875-76 was a senator in the New York state legislature; and during 1884-87 was one of the first commissioners of the Niagara Falls state reservation. Since 1881 he has been president of the Reform association of Buffalo, N. Y.; and has always been active in public affairs pertaining to the material interests of his adopted city.