Rogers, Henry Wade

Born October 10, 1853, in Holland Patent, NY
Died August 16, 1926, in Pennington, NJ

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on September 18, 1913, to a seat vacated by Walter Chadwick Noyes. Confirmed by the Senate on September 29, 1913, and received commission on September 29, 1913. Service terminated on August 16, 1926, due to death.

Education:
University of Michigan, B.A., 1874
Read law, 1877
University of Michigan, M.A., 1877

Professional Career:

Private practice, Minnesota, 1877-
Private practice, New Jersey, -1882
Tappan professor of law, University of Michigan, 1882-1886
Dean, Law Department, University of Michigan, 1886-1890
President, Northwestern University, 1890-1900
Faculty, Yale Law School, 1900-1916; lecturer, 1900-1901; professor, 1901-1920; dean, 1903-1916
Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1922-1925

Manuscript Collections

Connecticut State Library
Bridgeport, Conn.
Henry Wade Rogers correspondence, 1891-1915.
ca. 50 items; collection contains material related to Rogers's presidency of Northwestern University.

University of Michigan
Bentley Historical Library
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Henry Wade Rogers papers, 1873-1920.
1 linear ft.; finding aid; collection includes a scrapbook, miscellaneous letters Rogers received while a professor at University of Michigan, and a biography of Thomas M. Cooley (manuscript).

Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill.
Henry Wade Rogers papers, 1890-1971.

Portraits

Henry Wade Rogers; by J.E. Purdy; Photograph; ca. 1905; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C, ref. #: LC-USZ62-84526. Rights status not evaluated.

Additional images:

Henry Wade Rogers; artist unknown; Photograph; ca. 1880; Law School (University of Michigan) records, 1852-1994 (Box 146), Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., ref. #: BL003508.

Henry Wade Rogers; by Atha Haydock Caldwell; Oil on canvas; 1900; Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., ref. #: IL060121.

Henry Wade Rogers; artist unknown; Pastel on paper; ca. 1900-1910; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ref. #: MI060175.

Henry Wade Rogers; by Atha Haydock Caldwell; Oil on canvas; 1903; Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., ref. #: IL060122.

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