Edmund Dawson Rogers (born Holt, Norfolk, England, 7 August 1823, died Finchley, London, 28 September 1910), was an English journalist and spiritualist. Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Spiritualism is a Religion founded in part on the writings of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772
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Background and education
The son of John and Sarah Rogers, and given the middle name Dawson which was his mother's family name, he was brought up a strict Methodist and received a classical education at Gresham's School, Holt, then was apprenticed to a pharmacist. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Gresham’s School is an independent Holt is a Market town and Parish in the English county of Norfolk. Apprenticeship is a system of Training a new generation of practitioners of a skill Pharmacists are Health professionals who practice the art and science of Pharmacy.
Career
In 1845, he went as a surgeon's dispenser to Wolverhampton, where he joined the Staffordshire Mercury as a journalist. The Staffordshire Mercury was a weekly regional Newspaper published in Staffordshire, England. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends In 1848 he was appointed as editor of the struggling Norwich newspaper the Norfolk News, and put it on its feet. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund The Norfolk News was a regional Newspaper published in Norwich, England.
On 10 October, 1870, Rogers became the first editor of the Eastern Counties Daily Press, in 1871 renamed the Eastern Daily Press. The Eastern Daily Press, commonly referred to as the EDP is a regional newspaper covering Norfolk, and northern parts of Suffolk and eastern Cambridgeshire
In 1873 he moved to London and established the National Press Agency in Shoe Lane, remaining as manager until he retired in 1894. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
The National Press Agency had an enormous scoop as part of the Hawarden Kite affair in December 1885, when William Ewart Gladstone's son Herbert Gladstone gave Rogers what he said were his father's opinions on Irish home rule. The Hawarden Kite was a famous British scoop of 1885 an apparent instance of flying a kite, when Herbert Gladstone son of the then Leader of the Opposition The Irish Home Rule bills were bills introduced in the British House of Commons during the late 19th and early 20th centuries intended to grant self-government and
In London Rogers also published and edited The Tenant Farmer (1894–1898) and The Free Speaker (1873–1874).
Spiritualist
About 1843 Rogers was introduced by Sir Isaac Pitman to the work of Swedenborg. Sir Isaac Pitman ( January 4 1813 &ndash January 12 1897) knighted in 1894 developed the most widely used system of Shorthand (born Emanuel Swedberg; February 8 1688–March 29 1772 was a Swedish Scientist, Philosopher, Christian mystic, and Theologian He went on to study mesmerism and mesmeric healing. The term's most common usage today refers to a person's sexual attractiveness or raw Charisma. He began to attend séances in 1869 with various mediums, especially Mrs Thomas Everitt and William Eglinton, and became a spiritualist. A séance (ˈsay-ons is an attempt to communicate with spirits The word " séance " comes from the French word for "seat" "session" Spiritualism is a Religion founded in part on the writings of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772 In 1873 he helped to form the British National Association of Spiritualists, and in 1881 founded the spiritualist journal Light, which he edited from 1894 until his death in 1910. In 1881-1882 he founded the Society for Psychical Research, with Sir William Barrett. The Society for Psychical Research ( SPR) is a Non-profit organization which started in the United Kingdom and was later imitated in other countries William Barrett may refer to William Barrett (philosopher (1913-1992 American philosopher and critic William A Its early members included William Stainton Moses, F. W. H. Myers, Henry Sidgwick, and Edmund Gurney, and Rogers was a member of its Council from 1882 to 1885. The Reverend William Stainton Moses (born Donnington, near Lincoln, England, in 1839 died 1892 was an English Clergyman and Frederic William Henry Myers ( February 6, 1843 - January 17, 1901) was an English Poet and Essayist He was Henry Sidgwick ( May 31, 1838 – August 28, 1900) was an English Utilitarian Philosopher. Edmund Gurney ( March 23, 1847 - June 23, 1888) English Psychologist, was born at Hersham, near Walton-on-Thames In 1884, he was a founding member of the London Spiritualist Alliance, afterwards the College of Psychic Studies, and was its president from 1892 until 1910.
Family
On 11 July 1843, Rogers married Sophia Jane Hawkes. They had two sons and four daughters. His wife died in 1892.
Publications
- Life and Experiences of Edmund Dawson Rogers, Spiritualist and Journalist (autobiography, 1911, new edition by Kessinger Publishing, London, 2004) ISBN 10 1419173030
References
- Edmund Dawson Rogers (1823–1910), journalist and spiritualist
by W. B. Owen, revised Alan Gauld, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004)
- Diaries of W. The Dictionary of National Biography ( DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history published from 1885 E. Gladstone, volume 2
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