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'''Sir John Charles Rodgers, 1st Baronet''' (5 October 1906 - 29 March 1993<ref name="timesobit">{{cite news|title=Sir John Rodgers, Bt;Obituary|date=1993-03-31|publisher=[[The Times]]|accessdate=2008-10-26}}</ref>), was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.
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'''Sir John Charles Rodgers, 1st Baronet''' (5 October 1906 - 29 March 1993<ref name="timesobit">{{cite news|title=Sir John Rodgers, Bt;Obituary|date=31 March 1993|publisher=[[The Times]]|accessdate=2008-10-26}}</ref>), was a British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician.


Rodgers was educated at [[St Peter's School, York]] and in [[France]] and [[Oxford]]. He became a scholar in modern history at Oxford and subsequently joined the staff of [[University of Hull|University College, Hull]].<ref name="timesobit" /> He then entered the private sector becoming deputy chairman of the advertising agency J Walter Thompson Ltd. During [[World War II]], he worked in the [[Foreign Office]], the Department of Overseas Trade (as director of post-war planning) and the [[Ministry of Production]].<ref name="timesobit" /> He then worked in business, travelling widely and becoming chairman of the British Market Research Bureau. He was a member of the [[BBC]] General Advisory Council 1945-52.
Rodgers was educated at [[St Peter's School, York]] and in [[France]] and [[Oxford]]. He became a scholar in modern history at Oxford and subsequently joined the staff of [[University of Hull|University College, Hull]].<ref name="timesobit" /> He then entered the private sector becoming deputy chairman of the advertising agency J Walter Thompson Ltd. During [[World War II]], he worked in the [[Foreign Office]], the Department of Overseas Trade (as director of post-war planning) and the [[Ministry of Production]].<ref name="timesobit" /> He then worked in business, travelling widely and becoming chairman of the British Market Research Bureau. He was a member of the [[BBC]] General Advisory Council 1945-52.

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Sir John Charles Rodgers, 1st Baronet (5 October 1906 - 29 March 1993[1]), was a British Conservative politician.

Rodgers was educated at St Peter's School, York and in France and Oxford. He became a scholar in modern history at Oxford and subsequently joined the staff of University College, Hull.[1] He then entered the private sector becoming deputy chairman of the advertising agency J Walter Thompson Ltd. During World War II, he worked in the Foreign Office, the Department of Overseas Trade (as director of post-war planning) and the Ministry of Production.[1] He then worked in business, travelling widely and becoming chairman of the British Market Research Bureau. He was a member of the BBC General Advisory Council 1945-52.

Rodgers was Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks from 1950 until 1979. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Eccles from 1951 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade 1958-60.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sir John Rodgers, Bt;Obituary". The Times. 31 March 1993. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks
1950–1979 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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(of Groombridge)
1964–1993 		Succeeded by

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