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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]

Rogers, Alfred

Rogers, Alfred, Barrister and Solicitor, High Street, Blenheim. Mr. Rogers, who page 337 is the oldest established member of the legal profession in Marlborough, was born in Kent, England. In 1867, he came to New Zealand by the ship “Cissy,” on which he had for one of his fellow passengers the present Bishop of Nelson, the Right Rev. Dr. Mules. On his arrival in New Zealand Mr. Rogers went to Blenheim, and was articled to Mr. C. H. Moffitt. Mr. Rogers was admitted to the Bar in June, 1873, when he started practice in Blenheim. He is legal adviser to the Blenheim branch of the Bank of New Zealand, and the Blenheim Building Society, Registrar under the Friendly Societies Act, and secretary of the local Law Society. He has long taken a keen interest in volunteering, and was promoted to the rank of Major in 1896. Major Rogers has the V.D. medal. He is organist in the Church of England, and is married to a daughter of the late Archdeacon Butt, of Blenheim.