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 HOGG

HOLABIRD

Hogg, and grandson of Thomas Hogg, of New- berry district. His father, a Confederate general, died at Corinth in 1863. and his mother died in 1864. leaving the son dependent upon his own re- sources. His education was acquired in the public schools of liis native place. He became a practical printer and later the proprietor and editor of a weekly newspaper, conducting it successfully for several years. He was married in 1874 to Sallie, daughter of James A. Stinson of Speer, Wood county, Texas. In 1875 lie was admitted to the bar and began practice at Quit- man, Texas. He was justice of the peace in Wood count}' 1874-6; and county attorney of that county, 1878-80; district attorney of the 7th judicial district of Texas, 1880-84. and attorney- general of Texas two terms, 1887-91. In 1890 he was elected governor of Texas, by the unprece- dented majority of 186,000 votes. He was re- elected governor and served until 1895, when he retired and was succeeded by Charles A. Culberson, who had served under him two terms as attorney-general, 1891-95.

HOGG, Wilson Thomas, educator, was born in Lyndon, X.Y., March 6. 1852; son of Tliomas P. and Sarah A. (Carpenter) Hogg, and grandson of William and Margaret (Lumsden) Hogg, of Scot- land. His father immigrated to America from Dalkeitli, Scotland, in 1833, settling first in Phil- adelpliia and removing subsequently to western New York. Wilson wa-^ a student at Ten Broeck free academy. Franklin ville, N.Y., and at the Illinois Wesleyan university, Bloomington. He entered the ministry of the Free Methodist church in 1873 and preached in various parishes in the Genesee conference until 1893, when lie was elected president of Greenville college, Illinois. The general conference of 1894 elected liim editor of the Free Methodist, Chicago, 111., and in 1898 he was re-elected for a term of four years and eiglit months, at the same time carrying on his duties as president of Greenville college. He is the author of: Hand-Book of Homiletics and Pas- toral TJieology (1887); Revivals and Revival Work (1890), and contributions to current periodical literature.

HOGUE, Addison, educator, was born at Athens. Ohio, Aug. 39, 1849; son of the Rev. Wil- liam James and Mary (Ballard) Hoge,and grand- son of Samuel Daviesand Elizabeth (Lacy) Hoge. He prepared for college at Richmond, Va., and was graduated at Hampden-Sidnej^ college in 1869. He was a student at the University of Virginia in languages and mathematics, 1869-73; professor of Greek at Hampden-Sidney, 1872-86; studied in Germany, 1883-85; was professor of Greek in the University of Mississippi, 1886-89; professor of Greek and Latin in the same institu- tion, 1889-93. In 1889 he changed the spelling

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of his name to Hogue, to show the hard sound of " g" in Hoge. He became professor of Greek in Washington and Lee university in 1893. He was married in 1883 to Emily M., daughter of the Rev. Dr. B. M. Smith. He is the author of: Irregular Verbs of Attic Prose (1889).

HOKE, Robert Frederick, soldier, was born in Lincolnton, N.C., May 27, 1837; son of Michael and Frances (Burton) Hoke; grandson of John and Barbara Hoke and of the Hon. Robert and Mary Burton; great- grandson of CoL Rob- ert Burton, delegate to the Continental congress, 1787-88, and a descendant of Judge Williams, one of the first judges of the su- preme court of North Carolina, whose only child, a daughter, married Col. Robert Burton. He joined the Confederate army in 1861 as a private and was made 2d lieutenant of Co. K,

1st N.C. regiment, and was promoted major of this regiment. He was later transferred to the 83d infantrj-, in which organization he served. He subsequently became colonel of the 11th infantry, and wh-^n the regiment was reor- ganized as the 21st he was continued in com- mand as major, lieutenant-colonel and colonel. On Jan. 17, 1863, he was promoted brigadier- general and on April 20, 1864, major-general on his capture of Plymoutli, N.C. His promotion to major-genei'al was directly from President Davis by telegram to the field of battle, being the only such promotion during the war. His brigade served in General Early's division, Jackson-E well's corps, 1868-64. In 1864 he commanded a division made up of the brigades of Generals Martin, Ilagood, Clingman and Colquitt, which met the lirincipal part of the battle at Cold Harbor, 1864, against General Grant. He commanded a district in North Carolina in 1865 and surrendered with Johnston at Durham station, April 26, 1865. He then engaged in business in North Carolina, was prominent in railroad and transportation inter- ests and served as president of the Seaboard Air Line system.

HOLABIRD, Samuel Beckley, soldier, was born in Canaan. Conn.. July 16, 1836. He was graduated at the U.S. Military academy, bre- vetted 3d lieutenant and assigned to the 1st infantry, July 1, 1849; commissioned 2d lieu- tenant, June 10, 1850; 1st lieutenant. May 31, 1855; captain and assistant quartermaster, May