▁and ▁technology ▁awards ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁awards ▁named ▁after ▁people ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁R uther ford ▁Medal , ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Med als , ▁R uther ford . org . n z ▁by ▁John ▁Campbell ▁ ▁Category : S cience ▁and ▁technology ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁awards ▁Category : A wards ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁David ▁Rog ers ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁merchant , ▁ship builder ▁and ▁politician ▁on ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island . ▁He ▁represented ▁ 5 th ▁Prince ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Car mar th ens hire , ▁Wales , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Rog ers ▁and ▁Margaret ▁James , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁Rog ers ▁was ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁for ▁Sum mers ide . ▁Rog ers ▁worked ▁for ▁merchant ▁and ▁ship builder ▁James ▁Col ledge ▁Pope , ▁later ▁becoming ▁a ▁partner ▁and ▁then ▁purch asing ▁Pope ' s ▁business . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁twice : ▁to ▁An