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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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sir John Rodgers, Bt;Obituary". The Times. 31 March 1993. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Ponsonby	Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks 1950–1979	Succeeded by Mark Wolfson
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Groombridge) 1964–1993	Succeeded by Tobias Rodgers

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