William Hoge

William Hoge (* 1762 in Hogestown, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, † September 25, 1814 in Washington, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1801 and 1809 he represented two times the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Hoge was the younger brother of Kongressabgeordeneten John Hoge ( 1760-1824 ). He received only a limited education. In 1782, he moved with his brother in the western part of the State of Pennsylvania, where they founded the city of Washington. Later, William Hoge suggested as a member, founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican Party launched a political career. In the years 1796 and 1797 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

In the congressional elections of 1800 Hoge was in the twelfth electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Albert Gallatin on March 4, 1801. After a re-election in the tenth district of his state he could remain until his resignation on October 15, 1804 in Congress. During this time, the territory of the United States has been considerably enlarged in 1803 by the investments made by President Jefferson Louisiana Purchase. In 1804, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

In the 1806 elections Hoge was elected again in the tenth district of Pennsylvania in the Congress, where he replaced John Hamilton on March 4, 1807. Until March 3, 1809, he was able to spend another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. After the end of his time in Congress, William Hoge withdrew into retirement, which he spent on his farm near Washington (Pennsylvania). He is also passed on 25 September 1814.