S. E. Rogers
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Sydney Ernest Rogers was a Manitoba
politician. Between 1937 and 1941, he was the leader of the province's Social Credit Party
.
Rogers was born on the Isle of Wight
in England
. He moved to Canada with his family in 1897, and later worked as a farmer. He was elected reeve of Sheel River municipality in 1920, and held this position for well over a decade.
In 1936, Rogers was a candidate for the newly formed Social Credit League in Manitoba. This party was influenced by the recent victory of William Aberhart
in Alberta
, and promised a similar program of monetary reform.
The party did not have a leader during the election, but nevertheless succeeded in electing five of its candidates. Rogers was elected in the riding of Roblin.
The five-member caucus subsequently chose Stanley Fox
as the party's leader. Fox stepped down in 1937, and was replaced by Rogers.
In 1940, Rogers was responsible for bringing Social Credit into the all-party coalition government proposed by Liberal-Progressive
Premier
John Bracken
. Rogers did not join cabinet, standing aside for Norman Turnbull
to become a minister without portfolio
.
The decision to join government split the Social Credit ranks, and several of the party's candidates in 1941 ran against the coalition. Rogers, Fox and Turnbull (all government supporters) were the only party members re-elected, and the group does not seem to have had a leader during the parliament which followed. The Social Credit group, in fact, came to be regarded as little more than an appendage of the Liberal-Conservative coalition.
Rogers retired from the legislature in 1945, and died twenty years later.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
politician. Between 1937 and 1941, he was the leader of the province's Social Credit Party
Manitoba Social Credit Party
The Manitoba Social Credit Party was a political party in the Canadian province of Manitoba. In its early years, it espoused the monetary reform theories of social credit....
.
Rogers was born on the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He moved to Canada with his family in 1897, and later worked as a farmer. He was elected reeve of Sheel River municipality in 1920, and held this position for well over a decade.
In 1936, Rogers was a candidate for the newly formed Social Credit League in Manitoba. This party was influenced by the recent victory of William Aberhart
William Aberhart
William Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. The Social Credit party believed the reason for the depression was that people did not have enough money to spend, so the government...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, and promised a similar program of monetary reform.
The party did not have a leader during the election, but nevertheless succeeded in electing five of its candidates. Rogers was elected in the riding of Roblin.
The five-member caucus subsequently chose Stanley Fox
Stanley Fox
Stanley Fox was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, who served as the first leader of the Manitoba Social Credit Party, a party that supported the social credit theories of monetary reform....
as the party's leader. Fox stepped down in 1937, and was replaced by Rogers.
In 1940, Rogers was responsible for bringing Social Credit into the all-party coalition government proposed by Liberal-Progressive
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
Premier
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.-Examples by country:In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister"...
John Bracken
John Bracken
John Bracken, PC was an agronomist, the 11th Premier of Manitoba and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ....
. Rogers did not join cabinet, standing aside for Norman Turnbull
Norman Turnbull
Norman Leslie Turnbull was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1949 as a representative of the Social Credit League, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Bracken and Stuart Garson.Turnbull was educated at the Manitoba...
to become a minister without portfolio
Minister without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
.
The decision to join government split the Social Credit ranks, and several of the party's candidates in 1941 ran against the coalition. Rogers, Fox and Turnbull (all government supporters) were the only party members re-elected, and the group does not seem to have had a leader during the parliament which followed. The Social Credit group, in fact, came to be regarded as little more than an appendage of the Liberal-Conservative coalition.
Rogers retired from the legislature in 1945, and died twenty years later.