▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁Senior ▁Circ uit ▁Jud ges ▁( now ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Pen ning ton , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Family ▁Rog ers ▁married ▁author ▁and ▁suff rag ist ▁Emma ▁Ferd on ▁W inner ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Henry ▁W ade ▁Rog ers ▁Pap ers , ▁North western ▁University ▁Archives , ▁E van ston , ▁Illinois ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Michigan ▁al umn i ▁Category : M inn esota ▁law y ers ▁Category : New ▁Jersey ▁law y ers ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁North western ▁University ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁court ▁of ▁appe als ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : De ans ▁of ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School ▁Category : De ans ▁of ▁University ▁of