Herschel M. Hogg
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Herschel Millard Hogg was a U.S. Representative
from Colorado
.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio
, Hogg attended the common schools and graduated from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
, in June 1876.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1878 and commenced practice in Indianola, Iowa
.
He moved to Gunnison, Colorado
, in 1881 and resumed the practice of law.
City attorney of Gunnison in 1882 and 1883.
He served as district attorney of the seventh judicial district of Colorado 1885-1893.
He moved to Telluride, Colorado
, in 1888.
City attorney 1890-1898.
County attorney of San Miguel County, Colorado
from 1890 to 1902.
Hogg was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-eighth
and Fifty-ninth
Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1907).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.
He resumed the practice of law in Cortez, Colorado
.
He retired from political life in 1915.
He engaged in mining.
Resided in Denver, Colorado
, until his death there August 27, 1934.
He was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
, Hogg attended the common schools and graduated from Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth, Illinois
Monmouth is a city in and the county seat of Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the home of Monmouth College and contains Monmouth Park, Harmon Park, North Park, Warfield Park, West Park, South Park, Garwood Park, Buster White Park and the Citizens Lake & Campground. It is the host...
, in June 1876.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1878 and commenced practice in Indianola, Iowa
Indianola, Iowa
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,998 people, 4,748 households, and 3,261 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,414.7 people per square mile . There were 4,981 housing units at an average density of 542.1 per square mile...
.
He moved to Gunnison, Colorado
Gunnison, Colorado
The historic City of Gunnison, a Home Rule Municipality, is the county seat and the most populous city of Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,854. It was named in honor of John W...
, in 1881 and resumed the practice of law.
City attorney of Gunnison in 1882 and 1883.
He served as district attorney of the seventh judicial district of Colorado 1885-1893.
He moved to Telluride, Colorado
Telluride, Colorado
The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains...
, in 1888.
City attorney 1890-1898.
County attorney of San Miguel County, Colorado
San Miguel County, Colorado
San Miguel County is one of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county is named for the San Miguel River. The county population was 6,594 at U.S. Census 2000...
from 1890 to 1902.
Hogg was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
and Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1907).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.
He resumed the practice of law in Cortez, Colorado
Cortez, Colorado
The city of Cortez is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,482 at the 2010 census...
.
He retired from political life in 1915.
He engaged in mining.
Resided in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, until his death there August 27, 1934.
He was interred in Crown Hill Cemetery.