William Hoge (Pennsylvania politician)

William Hoge (1762 – September 25, 1814) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William Hoge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Preceded byJohn Hamilton
Succeeded byAaron Lyle
Constituency10th district
In office
March 4, 1801 – October 15, 1804
Preceded byAlbert Gallatin
Succeeded byJohn Hoge
Constituency12th district (1801–1803)
10th district (1803–1804)
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1796-1797
Personal details
Born1762 (1762)
Hogestown, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedSeptember 25, 1814(1814-09-25) (aged 51–52)
Washington, Pennsylvania, US
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Biography

Hoge was born near Hogestown in the Province of 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 one of six Democratic-Republican representatives to oppose passage of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1] Hoge was again elected to the Tenth Congress. He retired to his farm near Washington, Pennsylvania, where he died in 1814. He was interred in the "Old Graveyard."

Sources
  • United States Congress. "William Hoge (id: H000699)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

References
  1. "TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL … -- House Vote #24 -- Dec 8, 1803". GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 7, 2023.


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