Edith Rogers (Alberta politician)
Edith Blanche Rogers (née Cox; September 20, 1894 – July 17, 1985) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 until 1940. Born in Nova Scotia, she came west to Alberta to accept a job as a teacher. She later moved to Calgary where she encountered evangelist William Aberhart and became a convert to his social credit economic theories. After advocating these theories across the province, she was elected in the 1935 provincial election as a candidate of Aberhart's newly formed Social Credit League.
Edith Rogers | |
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Rogers in 1935 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940 | |
| Preceded by | John Edward Brownlee |
| Succeeded by | Percy McKelvey |
| Constituency | Ponoka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edith Blanche Cox September 20, 1894 Eastville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | July 17, 1985 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Spouse |
William Rogers
(m. 1923; died 1968) |
| Profession | Teacher |
Left out of cabinet despite her loyalty to Aberhart, she sided with the insurgents during the 1937 Social Credit backbenchers' revolt, rejoining Aberhart's followers once a settlement was reached. She was defeated in the 1940 election. After her defeat, she abandoned Social Credit for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, moved to Edmonton, and served for fifteen years as a school trustee. Rogers died in 1985.