Solomon L. Hoge

Solomon L. Hoge

Solomon Lafayette Hoge (born July 11, 1836 in Pickrelltown , Logan County , Ohio , †  February 23, 1909 in Battle Creek , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1871 and again from 1875 to 1877 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Solomon Hoge attended public schools in Bellefontaine and then Northwood College . After studying law at the Cincinnati Law School and being admitted to the bar in 1859, he began working in his new profession in Bellefontaine. During the Civil War he was an officer in the Union Army between 1861 and 1865 . By the end of the war he had attained the rank of captain .

In 1868, Hoge moved to Columbia , South Carolina. In his new home he was a judge at the state's highest court between 1868 and 1870. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional elections of 1868 he was defeated by J. P. Reed. However, Hoge objected to the election result. After this was granted, he was able to move into the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC on April 8, 1869 for the third electoral district of South Carolina . There he succeeded Manuel S. Corley . He initially stayed in Congress until March 3, 1871 . During this time, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was passed, which extended the right to vote to African Americans .

Between 1874 and 1875, Hoge served as Comptroller General of South Carolina. In 1874 he was re-elected to Congress to succeed Lewis C. Carpenter . There he completed another legislative period between March 4, 1875 and March 3, 1877. In 1876, he decided not to run again. After the end of the Reconstruction , the Republicans' political opportunities in South Carolina had sunk to a minimum. The Democratic Party should have a majority there over the next few decades .

After his tenure in the House of Representatives was over, Solomon Hoge moved to Kenton , Ohio. There he worked as a lawyer until 1882. He also became President of the First National Bank of Kenton . He died on February 23, 1909 in Battle Creek, Michigan and was buried in Kenton.

Web links

• Solomon L. Hoge in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Solomon L. Hoge in the database of Find a Grave (English)