Edward Samuel Rogers Jr.

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Canadian businessperson media executive

Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. was a prominent Canadian businessman and media executive who led Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications and media companies.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian → businessperson → media executive →
alsoKnownAs	Ted Rogers →
awardReceived	Officer of the Order of Canada → Order of Ontario →
burialPlace	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
child	Edward S. Rogers III → Lisa Rogers → Martha Rogers → Melinda Rogers →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
dateOfBirth	1933-05-27 →
dateOfDeath	2008-12-02 →
educatedAt	Osgoode Hall Law School → University of Toronto → Upper Canada College →
employer	Rogers Communications →
familyName	Rogers →
fieldOfWork	broadcasting → corporate management → telecommunications business →
founded	CFTO-TV (as an early investor and co-founder) → Rogers Communications Inc. →
fullName	Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. →
givenName	Edward →
honorificSuffix	LL.D. (honorary) → OC →
industry	cable television → media → telecommunications → wireless communications →
notableFor	leadership of Rogers Communications →
occupation	business executive → entrepreneur → media proprietor →
owned	Sportsnet (through Rogers Communications) → Toronto Blue Jays (through Rogers Communications) →
parent	Edward S. Rogers Sr. → Velma Melissa Rogers →
placeOfBirth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
placeOfDeath	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
positionHeld	Chairman of Rogers Communications → President and CEO of Rogers Communications →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
spouse	Loretta Anne Rogers →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edward S. Rogers Sr. ("Edward S. Rogers Jr.") → Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. ("Edward S. Rogers III") →	child
Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. → Ted Rogers →	fullName
Ted Rogers ("Edward Rogers III") →	hasChild
Rogers Communications ("Edward Rogers III") →	keyPerson