David Hogg (politician)

David Hogg (born August 21, 1886 in Crothersville , Jackson County , Indiana , †  October 23, 1973 in Fort Wayne , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1925 and 1933 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

David Hogg attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1909 at the College of Liberal Arts , which is affiliated with Indiana University . After a subsequent law degree at this university and his admission as a lawyer in 1913, he began to work in Fort Wayne in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1922 and 1924 he was Republican party chairman in Allen County .

In the 1924 congressional elections , Hogg was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Louis W. Fairfield on March 4, 1925 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933 . These had been shaped by the events of the Great Depression since 1929 .

In 1932, 1934 and 1936, Hogg applied unsuccessfully to remain in or re-enter Congress. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1939 he founded a life insurance company. From 1940 to 1943, Hogg was President of Goodwill Industries in Fort Wayne. From 1941 to 1946 he published an interdenominational newspaper. David Hogg died on October 23, 1973 in Fort Wayne, where he was also buried.

Web links

• David Hogg (politicians) in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)