Preceded by John Hamilton Preceded by Albert Gallatin Siblings John Hoge Succeeded by John Hoge Resigned October 15, 1804 | Preceded by Henry Woods Name William Hoge Succeeded by Aaron Lyle Succeeded by District eliminated | |
Role Former United States Representative Died September 25, 1814, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Party Democratic-Republican Party Previous offices Representative (PA 10th District) 1803–1804, Representative (PA 12th District) 1801–1803 People also search for John Hoge, Mark Critz, Tom Marino | ||
William Hoge (1762 – September 25, 1814) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Hoge was born near Hogestown, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and moved to western Pennsylvania in 1782, where he and his brother John founded the town of Washington, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1796 and 1797.
Hoge was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh and Eighth United States Congresses and served until his resignation on October 15, 1804. He was again elected to the Tenth Congress. He retired to his farm near Washington, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1814. Interment in the “Old Graveyard.”
References
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