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May 05, 1829 New York City, New York, United States Died on 17 Dec 1917 (aged 88)
American banker
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About Charles P. Rogers
- Charles (Chas) Platt Rogers (May 5, 1829 New York City – December 17, 1917 New York City) was an early American industrialist, New York City socialite and charter member and director of the Fourteenth Street Bank of New York.
- His longest lasting achievement was the founding the eponymous company Charles P Rogers & Co.
- established in 1855.
- This is longest continuously operating bedding manufacturing and retail company in the United States.
- The company continues operations to this day and provided more beds and bedding to the finest hotels and clubs than any other company during its first hundred years.
- Charles was a pioneer in both the manufacturing processes and importation of brass and iron bedstead and a beloved member of the business community of New York; after his death he was referred to as the "dean of the bedding manufacturers of New York City…" in The Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan Periodical, volume 15, 1918.
