Preceded by William Hoge Resigned March 3, 1805 Succeeded by John Hamilton | Name John Hoge Siblings William Hoge | |
Born September 10, 1760
Hogestown, Pennsylvania ( 1760-09-10 ) Role Former United States Representative Died August 4, 1824, Meadowlands, Pennsylvania, Chartiers Township, Pennsylvania, United States Party Democratic-Republican Party Previous office Representative (PA 10th District) 1804–1805 | ||
Political party Democratic-Republican | ||
John Hoge (September 10, 1760 – August 4, 1824) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Hoge was born near Hogestown, Pennsylvania. He served in the Revolutionary War as ensign in the Ninth Pennsylvania Regiment. In 1782 he moved to what is now Washington, Pennsylvania, which he and his brother, William Hoge, founded. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1790, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1790 to 1795.
Hoge was elected as a Republican to the Eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his brother, William Hoge. He died at Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania in 1824, and is buried in Washington Cemetery at Washington, Pennsylvania.
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