Will Rogers (December 12, 1898 - August 3, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Born on a farm near Bessie, Oklahoma Territory (now Oklahoma), Rogers attended the public schools, and Southwestern Teachers College, Weatherford, Oklahoma. Central Teachers College, Edmond, Oklahoma, B.S., 1926 and A.B., 1929. And from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, M.S., 1930. He was a teacher in the public schools at Bessie, Oklahoma from 1917 to 1919. Wikipedia
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