James Alexander Hogue (2 September 1846 – 2 August 1920) was an Australian journalist and politician.

He was born at Clarence Town to miller Fitzarthur Hogue and Elizabeth McKay. He attended Newcastle Church of England Grammar School and was briefly a pupil teacher before becoming a compositor, then taking a job as a parliamentary reporter in 1875. On 17 April 1878 he married Jessie Robards at Clarence Town; they would have ten children.[1]

In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Glebe.[2] In 1898 he was appointed Minister of Public Instruction and Minister for Labour and Industry, serving until 1899. He was Colonial Secretary from 1904 to 1907 and Minister of Public Instruction from 1907 to 1910,[1] when he lost his seat.[2]

Hogue died at Mosman in 1920 and was buried at Waverley Cemetery.[3]

Hogue Place, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in his and his son Oliver Hogue's honour.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr James Alexander Hogue (1846–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for Glebe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Hogue, James Alexander (1846–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928 Determination". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 15 May 1987. p. 19. Retrieved 7 February 2020 – via Trove.

 

Parliament of New South Wales Political offices Preceded byJacob Garrard Minister of Public InstructionMinister for Labour and Industry 1898 – 1899 Succeeded byJohn Perry Preceded byJohn Perry Colonial Secretary 1904 – 1907 Succeeded byThomas Waddell Preceded byBroughton O'Conor Minister of Public Instruction 1907 – 1910 Succeeded byGeorge Beeby Minister for Labour and Industry May – October 1907 Succeeded byWilliam Wood Preceded byWilliam Wood Minister for Labour and Industry 1908 – 1910 Succeeded byGeorge Beeby New South Wales Legislative Assembly Preceded byThomas HoughtonBruce Smith Member for Glebe 1894–1910 Succeeded byTom Keegan
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