Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-07
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HON. GEORGE MiLLS ROGERS.

Hon. George Mills Rogers will at
some future day he called upon to serve
the people as one of our Cook County
Judges. Recently many leading Demo
Gratis have also suggested that Mr..
Rogers he made the Democratic candi-
date next year for states Attorney of
Cook County.
OF Southern nativity. of Eastern ed.
ucatiou. and of Western residence and
professional activity. this gentleman is
not only a typical Chicagoan. hut n
typical American. He has witnessed
the development of Chicago. In which
as boy he passed the years OF the
war. He saw 1t swept away by one
of the greatest CONGREGATIONS In his
tory, and he has been participant in
many of the events which have cul.
minated In Chicago. the metropolis of
the West. and promise to cuiminatc In
Chicago the metropolis of the contin-
cnt. His career at this bar has been
one Of the greatest honor. and he has
given some of the best efforts of his
life to the publication and elevation of
the municipal government. An emin.
cnt lawyer ana the son of great
juiist. he has well maintained the hig
standard of his name, both In the
courts and as citizen.
George Mills Rogers. son of John
CORN and Arabella Il. (Crenshaw)
Rogers. was born Mt Glasgow. Ky.
April 10. 1854. and Is of family which
In both branches has been conspicuous
In the learned professions for more
| than two centuries. His paternal
grandfather, George Rogers. who died
at Glasgow. Ky. in 1850, was the lead.
ing physician In that part of the State.
His father. John CORN Rogers, born
| at Glasgow Dec. 2. 1918. was gradu-
atcd from the Pennsylvania University.
Mt Lexington. rs Bachelor OF Laws. In
1871. He was twice u presidential
elcctor (S4S ana 1852 and was mem.
her of the national convention which
nominated Mr.. Fillmore for the Presi.
dency. He removed to Chicago In 1857,
and became In turn associate judge
1S7D and chief justice Of the Circuit
Court QS70 after eight years service
In the first mentioned Office. He he
came famous for his knowledge Of real
estate law. and was a keen debater
and an eloquent pleader, his remark.
able memory furnishing him with a
wealth Of citation and precedent. Be-
fore coming to Chicago he was Grand
Worthy Patriarch Of the Sons Of Ten.
perance. and In 1868 he was elected
Grand Master Of the Independent Or.
der Of Odd Fellows for the State OF
Illinois. At the time Of the great fire
he was treasurer OF the relief commit
tee appointed by the Odd Fellows. and
In that capacity disbursed about Sl25.
600 to the needy people Of Chicago. lie
died In 1887. Mr.. Rogers maternal
grandfather was the late Judge Il. Mills
Crenshaw, once chief justice of Ken
lucky.
One Of the two sons and two daugh
rers of this well.born and highly cul
tured couple. George Mills Rogers. was
about four years old when his parent,
came to Chicago, then an overgrowr
country city of something less than a
hundred thousand souls. all told. II,
was fitted for college in the Chicag 70
public schools and the Chicago Cniver
sity. and was graduated al Yale witt
the class Of 1876. After studying law
in the office of Crawford 4 Mcconnell
and in the Union College of Law uh,
law department of the Northwestern
University he was admitted to thu
bar in 1878 and began the practice NJ
his profession in partnership will
Samuel +. Mcconnell, later and unit
recently one OF the judges of the Cir
cult Court, and this relationship exist
ell until Mr.. Rogers accepted the ap
polntment Of assistant city attorney, {
position for which he had dcmonstrat
ed his fitness as attorney for the Citi
Zcns' Association. While attorney fol
this association he was u member OF
the committee which prepared ana has
passed the original reform city election
law; and he personally prepared Tho
primary election law which, being sub
mltted TO the committee having tha
subject in charge, was adopted with
out change and presented 10 the Leg
islature for adoption. This law la,
been known as the Crawford primary
law, doubtless from the fact that Sen
ator Crawford had charge of IL whcr
II was put through the Legislature.
For several years after his admission
10 the bar Mr.. Rogers had been quit,
active in politics. Two years after hi,
legal career began he received th'
democratic nomination to the Stat,
Senate, and manifested his personal
popularity by cutting the regular Re
publican majority Of 1000 down
10 about 500. For few years
thereafter, until he became tired OF
practical politics and practical polti
clans, he was ylce-presidcnt Of tht
Cook County Democratic committee
and as such tried yainly and with exas
pcratIng results to bring about some
reforms In party organization and
methods. He then became one Of tho
organizers o. the Iroquols Club, which
took for its field national politics, leav,
ing local fights 10 those who might con.