Thomas Rogers

Deceased Person

1792 – 1856

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Who was Thomas Rogers?

Thomas Rogers was an American mechanical engineer and founder of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey. Fellow locomotive designer and builder, Zerah Colburn said that "Thomas Rogers maybe fairly said to have done more for the modern American locomotive than any of his contemporaries."

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Born
1792
Groton
Children
Lived in
  • Groton
Died
1856

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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