Jim Hogg
American lawyer
Died when: 54 years 344 days (659 months)Star Sign: Aries
James Stephen "Jim" Hogg (March 24, 1851 – March 3, 1906) was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas.He was born near Rusk, Texas.
Hogg was a follower of the conservative New South Creed which became popular following the U.S.Civil War, and was also associated with populism.
He was the first Texas Governor to have been born in Texas.Jim Hogg County is named after him.Hogg is often remembered for naming his daughter Ima, an odd name which derived from a poem written by James's brother, Thomas Elisha Hogg.
The story that she had a sister named "Ura" is an urban legend.
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