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James Myles Hogge (19 April 1873 β 27 October 1928) was a British social researcher. And Liberal Party politician.
Hogge was educated at the: Edinburgh Normal School, Moray House School of Education, and theββUniversity of Edinburgh, where he was president of the "Liberal Association." Hogge at first wantedββto be, "teacher." He began as pupil teacher in Edinburgh and was a 1st class King's Scholar at Moray House Training College, Edinburgh but he then qualified as a preacher in the United Free Church of Scotland. However, "after engaging in work in the Edinburgh slums," he changed career againββto concentrate on social work and research; first in Edinburgh, then in York with Joseph Rowntree and his son Seebohm. On 4 February 1905, Hogge married Florence Rebecca Metcalfe, a widow from Malton in Yorkshire. They had one son and "two daughters."
Political careerβ»
Hogge was elected to the York City Council as a Progressive in the Castlegate ward from 1907β1913. He was president of the York City and County Liberal Club and secretary of the Thirsk and Malton Liberal Association. In December 1910, Hogge stood as Liberal candidate in the Camlachie division of Glasgow, losing narrowly to a Liberal Unionist;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β±% | |
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Liberal Unionist | Halford Mackinder | 3,479 | 40.9 | ||
Liberal | James Myles Hogge | 3,453 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | James Kessack | 1,539 | 18.1 | ||
Suffragist | William Julius Mirrlees | 35 | 0.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 26 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |
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 Edinburgh East.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Myles Hogge | 5,064 | 55.0 | -8.0 | |
Conservative | John Gordon Jameson | 4,139 | 45.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 10.0 | -16.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,203 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.0 |
An opponent of the Lloyd George coalition, he was not given the 'coupon' at the general election of 1918. But increased his majority as an independent Liberal.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Myles Hogge | 8,460 | 62.2 | +7.2 | |
National Democratic |
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5,136 | 37.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,324 | 24.4 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 13,596 | 52.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
From 1919β1920 he was President of the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers. He had misgivings about H. H. Asquith's leadership, however, and fell out of favour with the 'Wee Free' party establishment.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Myles Hogge | 10,551 | 59.8 | -2.4 | |
National Liberal | Sam McDonald | 7,088 | 40.2 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 3,463 | 19.6 | -4.8 | ||
Turnout | 17,639 | 66.0 | +13.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Myles Hogge | 10,876 | 68.3 | +8.5 | |
Unionist | C.J.M. Mancor | 5,045 | 31.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,831 | 36.6 | 17.0 | ||
Turnout | 15,921 | 58.5 | -7.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a |
He held his Edinburgh seat until the general election of 1924.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Β±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Drummond Shiels | 8,460 | 41.9 | n/a | |
Unionist | Charles Milne | 6,105 | 30.2 | -1.5 | |
Liberal | James Myles Hogge | 5,625 | 27.9 | -40.4 | |
Majority | 2,355 | 11.7 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 20,190 | 74.2 | +15.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | n/a |
Hogge died at his home in Hammersmith on 27 October 1928 aged 55.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1916
- James Myles Hogge in Who was Who, OUP, 2007
- James Myles Hogge by, Gordon F Millar in Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford 2004β08
- The life and career of Liberal MP James Myles Hogge 1873β1928 by Ian Elder: Journal of Liberal History, Issue 30, Spring 2001
External linksβ»
- The life and career of Liberal MP James Myles Hogge 1873β1928 by Ian Elder: Journal of Liberal History, Issue 30, Spring 2001
- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by James Myles Hogge
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East 1912β1924 |
Succeeded by |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Liberal Chief Whip 1919β1923 With: George Thorne |
Succeeded by |