John Hoge

John Hoge (born September 10, 1760 in Hogestown , Province of Pennsylvania , †  August 4, 1824 in Washington County , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . In 1804 and 1805 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Hoge was the older brother of Congressman William Hoge (1762-1814). After a good education, he served as an ensign in a Pennsylvania regiment during the Revolutionary War . In 1782 he and his brother moved to the Pennsylvania area, which was later to become the city of Washington . This city was founded by the two Hoge brothers. He later embarked on a political career. In 1790 he took part as a delegate at a constitutional convention of his state; from 1790 to 1795 he was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate . He became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s .

After his brother's resignation as Congressman, Hoge was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on November 2, 1804. By March 3, 1805 he was able to end the current legislative period in Congress . Nothing is known about John Hoge's life after he left the US House of Representatives. He died on August 4, 1824 on the Meadow Lands estate in Washington County.

Web links

• John Hoge in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Hoge in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
William Hoge	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (10th Constituency) November 2, 1804 - March 3, 1805	John Hamilton