William Hoge (Pennsylvania politician)

William Hoge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th district
In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Preceded by	John Hamilton
Succeeded by	Aaron Lyle
In office March 4, 1803 – October 15, 1804
Preceded by	Henry Woods
Succeeded by	John Hoge
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th district
In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by	Albert Gallatin
Succeeded by	District eliminated
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1796-1797
Personal details
Born	1762 Hogestown, Pennsylvania
Died	September 25, 1814 (aged 51/52) Washington, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic-Republican

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.”

Sources

• William Hoge at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress