An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 335-336
	
	
	FRANCIS PIERCE HOGAN, one of the leading citizens of Spokane, was born in
Ballingarry, Tipperary county, Ireland, in 1848, a son of Patrick and Mary
(Butler) Hogan, also natives of that country. The parents came to the United
States in 1848, settling near Portage City, Columbia county, Wisconsin, which
was then a wilderness. The father improved a farm of Indian land, being engaged
in
	that occupation until 1865. In that year, and in company with his son, our
subject, he enlisted in Company K, Forty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry, under A.J.
Cheney, and served principally in Missouri. Francis was then under seventeen
years of age, and, was detailed as Despatch Orderly on the staff of General
Beveridge. They were discharged at St. Louis, in November, 1865, and both then
resumed farming. In the spring of 1866 they removed to Pope county, Minnesota,
where each took up Government land, under soldiers' right. The father has now
one of the finest farms in that county, and both he and his wife still reside
near Villard.
	Franeis P. Hogan, the eldest of twelve children, was successfully engaged in
farming and trading on this place until 1873, and in that year came to the
Pacific coast. He first settled at Roseburg, Oregon, where he began the study of
law in the office of Watson, Lane & Willis. Shortly afterward he was appointed
Prosecuting Attorney of Douglas county, served in that position until elected
Sheriff of the same county, and declined the third nomination of that office to
engage in business. Mr. Hogan afterward held the office of Mayor of Roseburg one
term, followed merchandising several years, in 1880 was elected a delegate to
the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, and in 1884 was a delegate to the
National Convention at Chicago, where he was an ardent supporter of Cleveland.
In 1887, on account of the ill health of his family, he came to Spokane, and
immediately made investments in property. He owns a brick plant and engages in
the manufacture of all kinds of brick, including pressed and ornamental. He now
owns the Hogan building on Monroe street, a block on Monroe, from Sprague to
First street, a beautiful summer residence at Spring Valley Park, including
seventy acres of land, 160 acres in Spokane, and other valuable property. In
1892 Mr. Hogan was appointed a delegate to the Democratic Convention at Chicago,
where he again supported Cleveland.
	In 1876 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Flood, a native of Indiana, a
daughter of J.C. Flood, the pioneer merchant of Roseburg, Oregon, and a
granddaughter of General Joe Lane. To this union has been born five daughters:
Mabel, Bertha, Mildred, Vinnie and Cecilia. The four eldest are attending the
Sisters' School. Mr. Hogan is an intelligent and enterprising gentleman, and by
his zeal and energy has done much toward building up this city. Social in
disposition, and generous in character, he is one of the most successful
business men in Spokane. Religiously, the fami1y are members of the Catholic
Church.
	
	
Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer
	
	
	
	
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