Thomas S. Hogan Explained

Thomas Stephen Hogan (December 23, 1869 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin^[1]  - September 25, 1957 in Los Angeles, California) was a politician in Montana.

Career

Hogan unsuccessfully ran for the Montana House of Representatives in 1894. While serving as Montana Secretary of State, he was an independent Democratic candidate for governor of Montana in 1900^[2] after not being selected at the party convention,^[3] but lost to Joseph Toole. He was later a member of the Montana Senate from 1910 to 1914.

He later built the Yucca Theater in Midland, Texas.^[4]

Death

He is buried in El Paso, Texas.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Stephen Hogan. Political Graveyard. 2011-10-12.
2. News: Thomas S. Hogan . The Anaconda Standard. November 6, 1900. 2. Newspapers.com. April 10, 2016.
3. News: Hogan Made a Great but Losing Fight against the Barrel . The Anaconda Standard. September 22, 1900. 1. Newspapers.com. April 11, 2016.
4. http://texaspecostrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/yucca-theatre Midland: Yucca Theatre