John Blair Hoge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Personal details
Born(1825-02-02)February 2, 1825
Richmond, Virginia
DiedMarch 1, 1896(1896-03-01) (aged 71)
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Resting placeNorbourne Parish Cemetery[1]
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionJournalist, Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Captain[2]
UnitVirginia 1st Virginia Cavalry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

John Blair Hoge (February 2, 1825 – March 1, 1896) was an American journalist, lawyer, and Democratic politician who served as a United States Representative from West Virginia. He was a member of the 47th United States Congress.

Biography

Hoge was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 2, 1825. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in April 1845 and entered practice in Martinsburg. He was chosen president of the Bank of Berkeley, Virginia (now West Virginia), in 1853. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1855 to 1859. He was chosen as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions at Charleston and Baltimore in 1860. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army as both a line and staff officer until paroled in 1865.

He worked as a journalist and resumed his law practice in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1870. He served as a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1872. He was chosen to serve as a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1872 to 1876. He served as a judge on the third judicial circuit in 1872. He resigned in August 1880 to run for Congress. He was elected from West Virginia's 2nd District[3] in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). Subsequently, he served as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1885 to 1889. He died in Martinsburg on March 1, 1896, and was buried there in Norborne Cemetery.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "John Blair Hoge". Find A Grave. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Compiled service records of Confederate Soldiers who served in organizations from the State of Virginia". National Archives. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard". Retrieved November 19, 2008.

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