Hugo E Rogers was a New York politician who served as the 16th Borough President of Manhattan from 1946 to 1949 and was a leader of Tammany Hall.
10 Facts About Hugo Rogers
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Hugo Rogers went on to graduate from the New York University School of Engineering and the New York Law School.
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Hugo Rogers served in the infantry in World War I, and was honorably discharged as a sergeant.
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Hugo Rogers served as a counsel to the Democratic organization in New York's 17th congressional district, located in Harlem, and as counsel and secretary to the Democratic majority leader of the New York State Assembly in 1935.
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Hugo Rogers served for 14 years on the Tammany Hall law committee.
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Hugo Rogers enlisted again in 1942 and rose from a second lieutenant to a major, serving at the New York Point of Embarkation.
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In 1948, against the wishes of New York mayor William O'Dwyer, Rogers was named leader of the Tammany Hall organization, replacing O'Dwyer ally Frank J Sampson.
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Hugo Rogers was then pressured out of running for reelection, although he argued that his departure from the race was only in the interest of party unity.
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Hugo Rogers died on December 14,1974, of a heart attack at Polyclinic Hospital.
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In 1948, Hugo Rogers received the Legion of Merit, presented to him by General Courtney Hodges at a ceremony at Fort Jay, on Governors Island.