1200 Biographical Directory bia, S.C. in 1868; associate justice of the State supreme courtpractice of law; resided in Fort Wayne, md., until his death 1868-1870; successfully contested as a Republican the elec-there October 23, 1973; interment in Lindenwood Cemetery. tion of J.P. Reed to the Forty-first Congress and served from April 8, 1869, to March 3, 1871; comptroller general of South HOGG, Herschel Millard, a Representative from Colorado; Carolina in 1874 and 1875; elected to the Forty-fourth Con-born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, November 21, gress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877); was not a candidate for1853; attended the common schools and was graduated from renomination in 1876; moved to Kenton, Ohio, in SeptemberMonmouth College, Monmouth, Ill., in June 1876; studied 1877 and practiced law until 1882; president of the Firstlaw; was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced prac- National Bank of Kenton; died in Battle Creek, Mich., Feb-tice in Indianola, Iowa; moved to Gunnison, Cob., in 1881 ruary 23, 1909; interment in Grove Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio.and resumed the practice of law; city attorney of Gunnison HOGE, William (brother of John Hoge), a Representativein 1882 and 1883; district attorney of the seventh judicial from Pennsylvania; born near Hogestown, Cumberlanddistrict of Colorado 1885-1893; moved to Telluride, Cob., in County, Pa., in 1762; received a limited schooling; moved to1888; city attorney 1890-1898; county attorney of San Miguel western Pennsylvania in 1782, where he and his brotherCounty, Cob., 1890-1902; elected as a Republican to the John founded the town of Washington, Pa.; member of theFifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1903- State house of representatives in 1796 and 1797; elected as aMarch 3, 1907); was not a candidate for renomination in Republican to the Seventh and Eighth Congresses and1906; resumed the practice of law in Cortez, Cob.; retired served from March 4, 1801, until his resignation on Octoberfrom political life in 1915; engaged in mining; resided in 15, 1804; elected to the Tenth Congress (March 4, 1807-Denver, Cob., until his death there August 27, 1934; inter- March 3, 1809); retired to his farm near Washington, Pa.,ment in Crown Hill Cemetery. where he died September 25, 1814; interment in the "Old Graveyard." HOGG, Robert Lynn (son of Charles Edgar Hogg), a Rep- resentative from West Virginia; born in Point Pleasant, HOGEBOOM, James Lawrence, a Representative fromMason County, W.Va., December 30, 1893; attended the New York born in Ghent Columbia County N Y, Augustpublic schools and West Virginia Preparatory School; was 25, 1768, moved to Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N Y, ingraduated from the University of West Virginia at Morgan- 1794; moved to Castleton, N.Y., in April 1802; merchant;town in 1914 and from its law department in 1916; was member of the State assembly in 1804, 1805, and 1808; judgeadmitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice in of Rensselaer County 1805-1808; member of the State consti-Point Pleasant, W.Va.; during the First World War he tutional convention in 1821; elected to the Eighteenth Con-served from 1917-1919 in the Coast Artillery Corps and the gress (March 4, 1823-March 3, 1825); engaged in the mercan-Air Sevice; resumed the practice of law in Point Pleasant, tile business; died in Castleton, N.Y., December 23, 1839;W.Va.; prosecuting attorney of Mason County 1921-1924; interment in Castleton Cemetery. member of the State senate 1925-1929; elected as a Republi- HOGG, Charles Edgar (father of Robert Lynn Hogg), acan, in a special election, November 4, 1930, to the Seventy- Representative from West Virginia; born on a farm nearfirst Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Point Pleasant, Mason County, Va. (now West Virginia),James A. Hughes; reelected to the Seventy-second Congress December 21, 1852; attended the common schools at Locustand served from November 4, 1930, to March 3, 1933; unsuc- Grove, Carleton College, Racine, Ohio, and was graduatedcessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third from Oldham & Hawe's Business College, Pomeroy, Ohio, inCongress; resumed the practice of law in Point Pleasant, 1869; taught school and was employed as a bookkeeper 1870-W.Va.; lawyer for the Association of Life Insurance Presi- 1873; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1875 anddents, New York City, 1935-1944; executive and vice presi- commenced practice in Point Pleasant, W.Va.; county super- dent of American Life Convention, Chicago, Ill., 1944-1954; intendent of free schools of Mason County 1875-1879; electedsenior vice president, advisory counsel, and vice chairman of as a Democrat to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887-the board, Equitable Life Assurance Society of United March 3, 1889); unsuccessful candidate for renomination inStates, from 1954 until retirement in 1960 continuing to 1888; resumed the practice of law in Point Pleasant, W.Va.;serve as a member of its board and executive committee; became affiliated with the Republican Party in 1900; dean ofcounsel to a law firm in Charleston, W.Va., 1960-1970; re- the College of Law of West Virginia University at Morgan-sided in Lewisburg, W.Va.; died in Charlottesville, Va., July town 1906-19 13; author of several works on legal procedure; 21, 1973; interment in Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, died in Point Pleasant, W.Va., June 14, 1935; interment in Lone Oak Cemetery. W.Va. HOGG, David, a Representative from Indiana; born near HOGG, Samuel, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Crothersville, Jackson County, md., August 21, 1886; attend-Halifax, N.C., April 18, 1783; attended the public schools in ed the common schools; was graduated from Indiana Univer- Caswell County; taught school for a short time; studied med- sity College of Liberal Arts at Bloomington in 1909 and fromicine in Galbatin, Sumner County, Tenn., about 1804; moved the law department of Indiana University in 1912; was ad-to Lebanon County, Tenn., after a short time; surgeon in the mitted to the bar in 1913 and commenced practice in FortFirst Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Infantry from No- Wayne, md.; chairman of the Allen County Republican Com-vember 21, 1812, to April 22, 1813; hospital surgeon on the mittee 1922-1924; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninthstaff of Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson in the expedition against and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925-the Creek Indians from February 22 to May 25, 1814; also March 3, 1933); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932hospital surgeon on the staff of Maj. Gen. William Carroll to the Seventy-third Congress and for election in 1934 to thefrom November 13, 1814, to May 13, 1815; member of the Seventy-fourth Congress and in 1936 to the Seventy-fifthState house of representatives; elected as a Republican to Congress; resumed the practice of law; organized a mutualthe Fifteenth Congress (March 4, 1817-March 3, 1819); en- life insurance company in 1939; president of Goodwill Indus-gaged in the practice of medicine in Lebanon, Tenn., until tries of Fort Wayne 1940-1943; co-publisher of an interde-1828, in Nashville 1828-1836 and 1838-1840, and in Natchez nominational newspaper, 194 1-1946; again resumed the1836-1838; president of the State Medical Society of Tennes- Biographies 1201 see in 1840; died in Rutherford County, Tenn., May 28, 1842; HOLCOMBE, George, a Representative from New Jersey; interment in Nashville City Cemetery. born in West Amwell (now Lambertsville), Hunterdon County, N.J., in March 1786; completed preparatory studies HOIDALE, Einar, a Representative from Minnesota; bornand was graduated from Princeton College in 1805; attended in Tromso, Norway, August 17, 1870; immigrated in 1879 tothe medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at the United States with his parents, who settled nearPhiladelphia; later studied medicine in Trenton, N.J., and Dawson, Lac qui Pane County, Minn.; attended the common of New Jersey; schools; was graduated from the law department of the Uni-was granted a license by the Medical Society versity of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1898; was admittedpracticed medicine in Allentown, N.J., 1808-18 15; held sever- to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Newal local offices; member of the State general assembly in Ulm, Minn.; prosecuting attorney of Brown County 1900-1815 and 1816; elected to the Seventeenth and to the three 1906; also engaged as a newspaper publisher at Dawson andsucceeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1821, until Madison, Minn., 1900-1904; judge advocate of the State mili-his death in Allentown, N.J., January 14, 1828; interment in tia 1900-1908; moved to Minneapolis, Minn., in 1907 andthe Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. continued the practice of law; delegate to the Democratic HOLIFIELD, Chester Earl, a Representative from Califor- National Conventions in 1920, 1932, and 1936; unsuccessfulnia; born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., December 3, Democratic candidate for election to the United States1903; moved with his family to Spningdale, Ark., in 1912; Senate in 1930; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1935); was not a candi-attended the public schools; moved to Montebello, Calif., in date for renomination in 1934, but was an unsuccessful can-1920 and engaged in the manufacture and selling of men's didate for election to the United States Senate; returned toapparel 1920-1943; chairman of the Los Angeles County Minneapolis, Minn., and practiced law; died in St. Peters-Democratic