James Myles Hogge (19 April 1873 – 27 October 1928) was a British social researcher and

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politician. Hogge was educated at the Edinburgh Normal School,

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, and the

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, where he was president of the Liberal Association. Hogge at first wanted to be teacher. He began as pupil teacher in Edinburgh and was a 1st class

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at Moray House Training College, Edinburgh but he then qualified as a preacher in the

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. However, after engaging in work in the Edinburgh slums, he changed career again to concentrate on social work and research; first in Edinburgh, then in

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with Joseph Rowntree and his son Seebohm. On 4 February 1905, Hogge married Florence Rebecca Metcalfe, a widow from Malton in

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. They had one son and two daughters.

Political career

Hogge was elected to the

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as a Progressive in the Castlegate ward from 1907–1913. He was president of the York City and County Liberal Club and secretary of the

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Liberal Association. In

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, Hogge stood as Liberal candidate in the Camlachie division of Glasgow, losing narrowly to a

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; The intervention of the women's suffrage candidate, had the effect of ensuring the election of Mackinder, who opposed women's suffrage at the expense of Hogge, who supported it. He was elected to Parliament at a by-election in February 1912 at

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. An opponent of the

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coalition, he was not given the 'coupon' at the general election of 1918 but increased his majority as an independent Liberal. From 1919–1920 he was President of the

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. He had misgivings about

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's leadership, however, and fell out of favour with the 'Wee Free' party establishment. He held his Edinburgh seat until the general election of 1924. Hogge died at his home in

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on 27 October 1928 aged 55.

References

*James Myles Hogge in ''Who was Who'', OUP, 2007 *James Myles Hogge by Gordon F Millar in ''Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford 2004–08 *The life and career of Liberal MP James Myles Hogge 1873–1928 by Ian Elder: Journal of Liberal History, Issue 30, Spring 2001

External links

The life and career of Liberal MP James Myles Hogge 1873–1928 by Ian Elder: Journal of Liberal History, Issue 30, Spring 2001
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogge, James Myles 1873 births 1928 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Edinburgh constituencies Scottish Liberal Party MPs UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 Alumni of the University of Edinburgh