Clement Vann Rogers | |
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| Born | January 11, 1839 Westville, Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory |
| Died | October 28, 1911 (aged 72) Chelsea, Rogers County, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | Cherokee-American |
| Other names | Clem Rogers, C. V. Rogers |
| Occupation(s) | Cattleman, soldier, politician |
| Notable work | Oklahoma Constitutional Convention |
| Relatives | Will Rogers (son) |
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Clement Vann Rogers (January 11, 1839 – October 28, 1911) was an American politician and judge in Indian Territory. Clem Rogers' parents were both mixed-blood Cherokees who moved to Indian Territory in 1832, several years before the Trail of Tears. Before the American Civil War, Clem allied with the "Treaty Party", a Cherokee faction that supported signing the Treaty of New Echota. When the Civil War broke out, Clem enlisted in the Confederate Army, and served under General Stand Watie. After the war, he became active in Cherokee politics, first elected as a judge in the Cooweescoowee District, then served five terms in the Cherokee Senate. He later served as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. Rogers was the father of entertainer Will Rogers.
When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the former Cherokee Districts were dissolved and replaced by new counties. One of the counties created from the former Cooweescoowee District, Rogers County, Oklahoma, was named in honor of Clement Rogers.[1]
- ^ "RSU and Will Rogers Museum to Discuss Possible Merger" (Press release). Rogers State University. April 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2007.