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Longtime Florida Congressman Rogers Dies At 87

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The Associated Press

Published: October 13, 2008

Paul G. Rogers, who represented Floridians in Congress for 24 years, has died. He was 87.

Rogers died Monday morning at a rehabilitation hospital in Washington, his brother, Doyle Rogers, said. He had recently undergone an operation for lung cancer.

"He was a very popular congressman," Doyle Rogers said. "Never had any shadow of anything that was improper during his whole term in office."

Elected to fill a seat left vacant by the death of his father, Paul Rogers served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 to 1979, earning the nickname "Mr. Health." He was chairman of the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment for eight years and left a legacy of health care legislation, including his work on the National Cancer Act of 1971, the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Air Act.

Rogers joined the law firm of Hogan & Hartson after leaving Congress. The federal courthouse in West Palm Beach bears his name.

Rogers is survived by his wife, daughter and grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements have not been set.

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