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Joseph Pendleton Hoge
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's6th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Turner
Personal details
Born	(1810-12-15)December 15, 1810 Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 14, 1891(1891-08-14) (aged 80) San Francisco,California, U.S.
Party	Democratic

Joseph Pendleton Hoge (December 15, 1810 – August 14, 1891) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. He was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromIllinois.

Born inSteubenville, Ohio, Hoge attended the common schools and was graduated from Jefferson College (nowWashington & Jefferson College. He studied law.Headmitted to the bar in 1836. He moved toGalena 1836 and practiced law. He hed several local offices.

With the help of the Mormon citizens ofNauvoo, who voted for him en masse.^[1] Hoge was elected by theIllinois's 6th congressional district as aDemocrat to theTwenty-eighth andTwenty-ninth Congresses (from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1847). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846. He resumed the practice of law in Galena.

He moved to California in 1853 and continued the practice of his profession. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate in1867. He served as president of the State constitutional convention in 1878 and of the board of freeholders in 1880. He served as judge of the superior court from January 1, 1889, until his death in San Francisco, California, August 14, 1891.

He was interred inLaurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, California.^[2]

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