David P. Hogue

David Porter Hogue (March 12, 1815 November 19, 1871), also known as D. P. Hogue, was an American reporter and politician from the state of Florida. Hogue most notably served as the 4th Florida Attorney General from 1848 until 1853. He also served various terms as Mayor of Tallahassee.[1]

David P. Hogue
20th, 25th, and 28th Mayor of Tallahassee
In office
1867–1868
Preceded by Francis W. Eppes
Succeeded byThaddeus Preston Tatum
In office
1858–1860
Preceded byFrancis W. Eppes
Succeeded byP. T. Pearce
In office
1850–1851
Preceded byThomas J. Perkins
Succeeded byDavid S. Walker
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 8th district
In office
1862–1864
4th Florida Attorney General
In office
October 14, 1848  October 3, 1853
GovernorWilliam Dunn Moseley
Thomas Brown
Preceded byJames T. Archer
Succeeded byMariano D. Papy
Personal details
Born(1815-03-12)March 12, 1815
Erie, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 19, 1871(1871-11-19) (aged 56)
Tallahassee, Florida
Political partyWhig
Spouse(s)
Ester Lane Dennis Savage
(m. 1838)
Children2
OccupationReporter

Early life

Hogue was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1815, though his family moved to Maryland and then Virginia when he was young. In 1838, Hogue moved to the Florida Territory, settling in Tallahassee. At some point after this, Hogue was admitted into the Florida Bar.[2]

Political career

In October 1848, Hogue was appointed Florida Attorney General upon the resignation of incumbent James T. Archer. In 1850, while still serving as Attorney General, Hogue was elected to be the 20th Mayor of Tallahassee. He was also a reporter for the Florida Supreme Court.[3][4] Hogue served out his term as Attorney General in 1853 and did not seek re-election. He also resigned from his mayoral position a couple of years prior in 1851.

In 1858, Hogue was once again elected Mayor of Tallahassee. He served until 1860.[2]

During the American Civil War, Hogue, a Southern Whig, served in the Florida Senate, representing the 8th district from 1862 until 1864.[2] Hogue strongly opposed secession and the war, advising Governor John Milton against further mobilization and to oppose the expansion of the Florida Railroad Company.[5] After the war, Hogue was a delegate to the Florida Constitutional Convention of 1865. While there, he helped repeal Florida's Ordinance of Secession and signed the Florida Constitution of 1865, which was not approved by the U.S. Congress, since it only gave voting rights to free white male citizens.[6][7] He was again elected Mayor of Tallahassee soon after, serving from 1867 until 1868.[4]

Death and burial

Hogue died of heart disease on November 19, 1871. The night before he died, he was attending a late-night trial at the local circuit court.

Hogue is buried in the Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery in Tallahassee.[2]

See also

References

  1. West, Thomas F. (1917). Report of the Attorney General of the State of Florida. Tallahassee: Capital Publishing Company via Google Books.
  2. "Hon. D. P. Hogue". Weekly Floridian. Tallahassee. 1871-11-21. Retrieved March 25, 2019 via Find a Grave.
  3. Brown, Charles C. Little & James (1852). The American Almanac Repostiory of Useful Knowledge For The Year 1852. Cambridge: Metcalf and Co. via Google Books.
  4. Hogue, David P. (1847). Clisby, J. (ed.). Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Florida. 4. Tallahassee: Florida Sentinel via Google Books.
  5. Davis, George W.; Perry, Leslie J.; Kirkley, Joseph W. (1898). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 358. Retrieved 2020-12-25 via Internet Archive.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. "Florida Constitution of 1865". Florida State University College of Law. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  7. "Constitution of 1865". Florida Memory. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
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