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'''John Hogan''' (January 2, 1805 – February 5, 1892) was a [[United States Representative]] from [[Missouri]]. Born in [[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]], [[County Cork]], Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1817 and settled in [[Baltimore]]. He was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, received a limited schooling, became a licensed [[Methodist]] preacher before twenty years of age |
'''John Hogan''' (January 2, 1805 – February 5, 1892) was a [[United States Representative]] from [[Missouri]]. Born in [[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]], [[County Cork]], Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1817 and settled in [[Baltimore]]. He was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, received a limited schooling, and became a licensed [[Methodist]] preacher before twenty years of age. He went West in 1826 (to what is now the Midwest) and preached in the Illinois conference. He entered the general merchandise business in [[Madison, Illinois]] in 1831, served as president of the Illinois Board of Public Works from 1834 to 1837, and was elected as a member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] in 1836. |
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Hogan was an unsuccessful [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] candidate for Congress in 1838, and was register of the [[General Land Office|land office]] at [[Dixon, Illinois]] from 1841 to 1845. He moved to [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and engaged in the wholesale grocery business |
Hogan was an unsuccessful [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] candidate for Congress in 1838, and was register of the [[General Land Office|land office]] at [[Dixon, Illinois]] from 1841 to 1845. He moved to [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and engaged in the wholesale grocery business. He was appointed as US [[postmaster]] of St. Louis, serving from 1857 to 1861. |
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Hogan was elected as a [[USDemocrat|Democrat]] to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1866 for reelection to the Fortieth Congress. He died in St. Louis in 1892 and was buried at [[Bellefontaine Cemetery]]. |
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Revision as of 19:33, 10 June 2021
John Hogan (January 2, 1805 – February 5, 1892) was a United States Representative from Missouri. Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1817 and settled in Baltimore. He was apprenticed to learn the shoemaker's trade, received a limited schooling, and became a licensed Methodist preacher before twenty years of age. He went West in 1826 (to what is now the Midwest) and preached in the Illinois conference. He entered the general merchandise business in Madison, Illinois in 1831, served as president of the Illinois Board of Public Works from 1834 to 1837, and was elected as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1836.
Hogan was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Congress in 1838, and was register of the land office at Dixon, Illinois from 1841 to 1845. He moved to St. Louis, Missouri and engaged in the wholesale grocery business. He was appointed as US postmaster of St. Louis, serving from 1857 to 1861.
Hogan was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1866 for reelection to the Fortieth Congress. He died in St. Louis in 1892 and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "John Hogan (id: H000691)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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