district succeeded death_date death_place predecessor birth_place successor children party office preceded birth_date term spouse image article_title state name
32nd john m. farquhar 16 december 1899 buffalo , new york chandler j. wells forks township , pennsylvania alexander brush four children democrat mayor of buffalo jonathan scoville march 1 , 1820 1868 3 , 1885 -- 1869 march 4 , 1883 - march married twice : caroline waldron , phoebe demony majgenrogers.jpg william findlay rogers
 new york maj. gen. william findlay rogers
william findlay rogers

william findlay rogers -lrb- march 1 , 1820 -- december 16 , 1899 -rrb- was a member of the u.s. house of representatives from new york .
rogers is probably best remembered today as the mayor and parks commissioner who hired frederick law olmsted to design buffalo 's park system and its showpiece , delaware park .
rogers also supported the foundation of the buffalo zoo .
