David P. Hogue

This article is about the Florida politician. For North Dakota politician, see David 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 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 by	Thaddeus Preston Tatum
In office 1858–1860
Preceded by	Francis W. Eppes
Succeeded by	P. T. Pearce
In office 1850–1851
Preceded by	Thomas J. Perkins
Succeeded by	David 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
Governor	William Dunn Moseley Thomas Brown
Preceded by	James T. Archer
Succeeded by	Mariano D. Papy
Personal details
Born	(1815-03-12)March 12, 1815 Erie, Pennsylvania
Died	November 19, 1871(1871-11-19) (aged 56) Tallahassee, Florida
Political party	Whig
Spouse	Ester Lane Dennis Savage ​ ​ (m. 1838)​
Children	2
Occupation	Reporter

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.^[6] 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.^[7][8] 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

• List of mayors of Tallahassee, Florida

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. Vol. 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.
6. Convention, Florida Constitutional (1865). Journal of Proceedings of the Convention of Florida: Begun and Held at the Capital of the State, at Tallahassee, Wednesday, October 25th, A.D. 1865. Office of the Floridian.
7. "Florida Constitution of 1865". Florida State University College of Law. Archived from the original on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
8. "Constitution of 1865". Florida Memory. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2019-03-25.