Stuart Saunders Hogg
British civil servant in the Indian Civil Services of British India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Stuart Saunders Hogg CIE (17 February 1833 – 23 March 1921) was a British civil servant in the Indian Civil Services of British India.
Early life
He was born in 1833 in Delhi to Sir James Hogg, formerly a director of the British East India Company and the Registrar of the Calcutta High Court.
Career
In 1853, aged 20, Hogg came to India and entered the Indian Civil Services. He became the District Magistrate of Burdwan.[1] During the Sepoy Mutiny, he was posted in the Punjab. Later, he joined the Bengal government as the Police Commissioner of Calcutta where he established the Detective Department.[2] From 1863 to 1877 he was the Chairman of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. In 1875, he was knighted.[3]
Legacy
The New Market, Kolkata, an upscale market that he founded, was named Sir Stuart Hogg Market in 1903 in his honour. It is still (often) referred to as Hogg Market.[4][5]
References
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