News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-18
THE LATE CHARLES P. HOGAN,

| ne IOllOWlnB memorial was recent
ly read before the Franklin Count,
Bar Association and as it pertains t,
one who was well-known Throughout
Lamoille County, especially in Morris
vile, Hyde Park and Johnson, W.
give it place in these columns, knowing
it will interest many of our readers
IN MEMORY.
"That star of the field, which so Otter
hath pour'd
It's beam on the battle, is set;
But enough of it's glory remains OF
each sword,
To light us to victory yet"
Charles P. Hogan, son of Charles
and Ann Hogan, was born in County
Tyrone, north of Ireland, August 9th
1913, and died at his home in the city
of St. Adams, Vermont, December
10th, 1915, in his 73rd year.
Until he was thirteen years of age
his education was received under ar
! English tutor. In 1856, with his
mother, brothers and sisters, he came
to America. His first residence in
Vermont was in the town of Fairfield
but during the early years here, he
lived in different towns in Franklin
and Lamoille counties, seeking better
opportunities for employment and
schooling
He continued his studies in the pub
lie schools of Franklin and Lamoille
counties, attending for time People,
Academy at Morrisville. In 1861, he
enlisted in Company E, 9TH Regiment
of the Vermont Volunteer Infantry,
and served in the Civil War for three
years. He was stationed mainly in
Louisiana and Florida, in the depart
ment of the Gulf. He took part, with
the land forces, in the capture of New
Orleans by Admiral Farragut and later
in the battle of Baton Rouge, Louis
lana. At one time, he had charge of
the body-guard of General Asboth.
Later, under orders of the war de-
partment, he returned to Vermont,
and with others, recruited the Sew
enth and Eighth Vermont Regiments
to their full strength, after they had
been decimated in the service. He had
to conduct his recruits, in large num-
bers, to New York City, and thence
by sea to the department of the Gulf,
and was responsible for their safe
transportation and arrival there. He
was engaged in this service eight
months.
In the fall of 1864, after the St. AL
bans Raid, he was appointed and serv-
ed as first-lieutenant in regiment or
ganized in Vermont for local home
protection. After he was mustered
out, he attended school at Johnson
and Morrisville; and later taught
school, for few months, in the town
of Wolcott.
He studied law in the offices of Pow
ers and Gleed, at Morrisville; and was
admitted to the Vermont bar, at Hyde
Park, in 1868. Before beginning the
practice of his profession, he took full
course of law at the University of
Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and was
graduated from that institution in
1869. He took a special literary
course, at the University; and was also
graduated from a business college
there.
He began the practice of law in
Sheldon, Vermont, in January, 1870;
and continued there, until the fall of
1889, when he removed to st. Adams,
where he had afterwards resided, and |
there continued in active practice,
until his last illness. In 1892, he
formed partnership, for the practice
of law, with the Honorable H. Charles
Royce, now deceased, under the firm
name of Hogan and Royce. In 1900,
Mr.. Royce retired, and Mr.. Hogan's
son, George NJ. Hogan, took his place;
and thereafter, the firm was Hogan
and Hogan.
In politics, Mr.. Hogan had been
since he became of age.
He was States Attorney in 1S7S-S0;
md represented Franklin county in
he State Senate in 1SS2-S4, serving
IN the judiciary committee, the COM
nittee on banks, and as chairman of
he general committee. Under a spec
al act of the legislature, he was APP
pointed by the late Ex-Governor E. J.
)rmsbee, together with the late ex-
Governor Roswell Farnham, of Brad
ord, and the late Doctor Jaynes, of
" Waterbury, commissioners to investi-
rate conditions of the convict and
insane at Brattleboro; and
he report of the commission, led the
legislature subsequently to authorize
he erection of the hospital for the