Alexander C. Rodger
Silver Bow County
History of Montana, Sanders, 1913

Among the native sons of Scotland who have become closely 
and worthily identified with Montana is this well-known 
and representative member of the bar of Silver Bow County.  
Mr. Rodger came to Montana when a lad of sixteen and he has 
won distinct prestige in the profession for which he 
carefully fitted himself.  He is one of the representative 
members of the bar of Butte, and has served as vice-
president of the Silver Bow County Bar Association.  
In the active work of his profession he is associated 
with Joseph Binnard, under the firm name of Binnard & 
Rodger and they control a substantial and representative 
law business of general order.

Alexander Cuthbert Rodger was born in Aberdeenshire 
Scotland on the 30th of July 1870 and is a son of 
Alexander and Isabella Rodger, both representatives 
of staunch old Scottish lineage.  The mother previous 
to her marriage was Miss Isabella Wilcox.

In the excellent schools of his native land, Alexander C. 
Rodger gained his early educational discipline and that 
he early had a predilection for ventures far a field, 
that he might gain experience and learn more of the 
world, is shown by the fact that in 1887, when sixteen, 
he severed home ties and set forth for America.  His 
maternal uncle, William C. Willox, had become one of 
the successful ranchmen of Deer Lodge County Montana 
and the young man made this state his destination.  
He remained with his uncle for a period of a few years 
and in this connection he had his full quota of 
experience of life in the west.  Mr. Rodger began 
reading law in the office of John N. Kirk of Butte.  
He made rapid and substantial progress in his 
absorption of the science of jurisprudence and was 
admitted to practice in June 1906 .

In May 1904 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Rodger to 
Miss Gertrude Devine of Butte.  Mrs. Rodger was born in 
the state of Colorado and is a daughter of Peter Devine, 
a pioneer of the west.