Arthur Rodgers

For the English footballer, see Arthur Rodgers (footballer).

The Honourable Arthur Rodgers
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Wannon
In office 31 May 1913 – 16 December 1922
Preceded by	John McDougall
Succeeded by	John McNeill
In office 14 November 1925 – 12 October 1929
Preceded by	John McNeill
Succeeded by	John McNeill
Personal details
Born	(1876-03-20)20 March 1876 Geelong, Victoria
Died	Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal (1913–17) Nationalist (1917–29)
Spouse(s)	Eileen Eleanor Young
Occupation	Farmer

Arthur Stanislaus Rodgers (20 March 1876 – 4 October 1936) was an Australian politician.

Rodgers was born in Geelong, Victoria and educated at Xavier College, Melbourne in 1889 and 1890. He took up farming in 1894 near Horsham and later also worked part in a stock and station agency. In 1904, he married Eileen Eleanor Young.

Political career

Rodgers won the seat of Wannon as a Liberal off the Australian Labor Party incumbent, John McDougall at the 1913 election. He was appointed Assistant Minister for Repatriation in the fifth Hughes Ministry from July 1920 to December 1921. He was then moved to the trade and customs portfolio until his narrow defeat at the December 1922 election. He was considered a competent minister and he established advisory bodies to improve the quality of primary produce for export. He won Wannon back in 1925 election, but lost it in 1929 election. In 1931 election, he unsuccessfully contested the seat as a Country Party candidate.

Rodgers suffered from diabetes and died suddenly of coronary vascular disease in Melbourne in 1936, survived by his wife, a son and three daughters.

Notes

Political offices
Preceded by Walter Massy-Greene	Minister for Trade and Customs 1921–1923	Succeeded by Austin Chapman
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by John McDougall	Member for Wannon 1913–1922	Succeeded by John McNeill
Preceded by John McNeill	Member for Wannon 1925–1929	Succeeded by John McNeill