William Evans Rogers (1846-1913)

He was born and educated in Philadelphia. After serving as an officer in the Civil War, Rogers entered the lumber business at Detroit, Michigan. He helped to establish Presque Isle County, the county seat of which is named in his honer: Rogers City. In 1875, he moved with his family to Garrison, New York, taking up residence in the historic Beverley House which neighbored his in-laws' mansion, Glenclyffe. At Garrison, he worked as a cotton exporter and in 1883 he was appointed Railroad Commissioner for the State of New York. Later, he was also involved with the Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western Railroad Company. He married Susan, daughter of U.S. Senator Hamilton Fish. They had six children, four (listed) lived to adulthood and survived him.