Bill Rodgers Autographs
William Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, PC (born 28 October 1928) is a British politician and life peer. As a Labour Party member of Parliament, he served as Secretary of State for Transport from 1976 to 1979, and was one of the "Gang of Four" of senior Labour politicians who defected to form the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He subsequently helped to lead the SDP into the merger that formed the Liberal Democrats in 1988, and later served as the party's leader in the House of Lords between 1997 and 2001.
Rodgers was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and educated at Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool. After national service in the King's Regiment (Liverpool), he studied Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford on an Open Exhibition. He was general secretary of the Fabian Society from 1953 to 1960 and a councillor on St Marylebone Borough Council from 1958 to 1962. He was instrumental in lobbying the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party to reverse its vote in favour of unilateral nuclear disarmament in 1961. He also unsuccessfully fought a by-election at Bristol West in 1957.
Rodgers first entered the House of Commons at a by-election in 1962, representing Stockton-on-Tees, and served in Labour governments under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, becoming Secretary of State for Transport in Callaghan's cabinet in 1976. Within the Labour Party, he was known for being a highly effective organiser around centrist causes such as multilateral nuclear disarmament and Britain's membership of the European Economic Community. He held the post until Labour's defeat in the 1979 general election. From 1979 to 1981 he was Shadow Defence Secretary. With Labour drifting to the left, Rodgers joined Shirley Williams, Roy Jenkins and David Owen in forming the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981. In September 1982, Rodgers stood to become the president of the SDP, but took only 19.4 per cent of the vote, finishing in a distant second place behind Williams.
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Current items with a signature of Bill Rodgers
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Traded items with a signature of Bill Rodgers
The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Rodgers (BILL RODGERS signed 4-Time BOSTON MARATHON 75-78-79-80 Champion Baseball COA) was sold in April 2016 for $125.00 while the cheapest item (Bill Rodgers Signed 4x6 Photo Runner Boston Marathon New York City Long Distance) found a new owner for $0.01 in February 2024. The month with the most items sold (11) was February 2018 with an average selling price of $2.25 for an autographed item of Bill Rodgers. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2008 with $99.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was February 2024. In average, an autographed item from Bill Rodgers is worth $6.99.
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Latest News about Bill Rodgers
Marathon great Bill Rodgers to run in 40th Holyoke St. Patrick's Road Race (03/16/2015): Congratulations! Your weather is set to . You can change the location at any time. Don't have an account? 
