Samuel Rodgers
Samuel Rodgers (1894 – June 1970) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Rodgers qualified as a medical doctor at Queen's University Belfast in 1926. During World War II, he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party, and stood unsuccessfully for them in Belfast Pottinger at the 1945 Northern Ireland general election. However, he managed to take the seat at the next election, in 1949.[1]
Rodgers held his seat in 1953, and chaired the Unionist backbenchers' committee from 1956 until 1958, when he lost his seat. He stood for Queen's University Belfast in a 1961 by-election, but was again unsuccessful. He was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland the following year, serving until his death.[1]
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- 1894 births
- 1970 deaths
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1949–1953
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland 1953–1958
- Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965
- Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland
- Members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland for Belfast constituencies
- Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland