James Myles Hogge

James Hogge

James Myles Hogge (19 April 1873 - 27 October 1928) was a British social researcher and Liberal politician.

Hogge was educated at the Edinburgh Normal School, Moray House School of Education, and Edinburgh University, 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 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 again to 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 career

Hogge was elected to the York City Council 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 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;

General Election Dec 1910: Glasgow Camlachie ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Unionist	Halford John Mackinder	3,479	40.9
	Liberal	James Myles Hogge	3,453	40.6
	Labour	James O'Connor 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.

Edinburgh East by-election, 1912 Electorate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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.

General Election 14 December 1918: Edinburgh East Electorate 25,895

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	James Myles Hogge	8,460	62.2	+7.2
	National Democratic	Capt. Alexander E Balfour	5,136	37.8	n/a
Majority			3,324	24.4	+14.4
Turnout			13,596	52.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	n/a

From 1919-1920 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.

General Election 1922 Electorate 26,724

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 1923 Electorate 27,219

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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.

General Election 1924 Electorate 27,219

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Thomas Drummond Shiels	8,460	41.9	n/a
	Unionist	Charles Black 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.

References

1. 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 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
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Myles Hogge