ROGERS, JOSEPH (1836-96) was born at Lamplough, Cockermouth, Cumberland. He was educated there and served in a bank. He married (1864) Mary McKellar, sister of David and Peter McKellar (q.v.) and after her death (in 1875) he married her sister, Annie McKellar. Rogers came to New Zealand in 1860 or 1861 to join his brother William, who had taken up the Glenquoich run, at Athol, western Otago, a year earlier. William was drowned in Lake Wakatipu on 9 Aug 1862, and Joseph carried on the property for many years himself. He was a fine type of settler and did much for the development of the district. He represented Oreti in the Otago Provincial Council from 1873 to 1875. Rogers died on 9 Dec 1896.

Otago P.C. Proc.; Beattie, i, ii; Cycl. N.Z., iv, p. 1015, 1018.

Reference: Volume 2, page 128

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