James Doster Hoge, Junior

1871 - 1929  (58 years)

• Name	James Doster Hoge  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Junior
  Born	21 Sep 1871	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio   [2, 3, 4]
  	only son
  Gender	Male
  Education	Ohio   [1, 2]
  	pubic schools and business college
  Biographical	1894-1897	Seattle, King County, Washington   [1, 2]
  	owned and managed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  	He purchased the Post Intelligencer, in partnership with his brother-in-law Frederic J. Grant, from L. S. J. Hunt He then spent a few months in the east acquainting himself with the workings of daily newspapers, and in the fall of that year he assumed the business management of the journal, of which he became general manager a year later, continuing in that capacity with marked ability until September, 1897, at which point he sold the paper to the Piper Brothers. He had applied himself to his work so strenuously that rest for recuperation became mecessary, and to gain this he made a tour around the world, nine months later returning to Seattle.
  Political	was an active Republican and treasurer of the Republican state central committee  [5]
  Political	was Republican  [2]
  Occupation	Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio   [2]
  	director of Brown Manufacturing Company
  	Did this become Brown & Williamson?
  Occupation	director of Pacific Alaska Steam Ship Company and Pacific Steamship Company  [2]
  Occupation	Seattle, King County, Washington   [1]
  	messenger boy, stenographer, and finally given charge of the notes, discounts and collections at First National Bank
  Occupation	stenographer for ex-governor John H. McGraw  [1]
  Occupation	treasurer of the American Banking Association  [2]
  Occupation	1903	Seattle, King County, Washington   [2]
  	organized and became president of Union Savings & Trust Company
  	He later became Chairman of the Board of Union National Bank, which merged with the Dexter Horton National Bank, of which he was vice-chairman.
  Occupation	1903	Alaska   [1]
  	president of the Bank of Cape Nome after working as one of its organizers
  Occupation	Sep 1898-1903  [1, 2]
  	president of First National Bank of Seattle, after purchasing an interest
  Religion	Episcopal  [2]
  Residence	Seattle, King County, Washington   [1]
  Died	25 Nov 1929	Seattle, King County, Washington   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I17879	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	24 May 2011

  
  

  Father	James D. Hoge, Senior,   b. 3 Nov 1835, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio ,   d. 9 Dec 1904, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Anna Slack,   b. 11 Oct 1837, Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio ,   d. 9 Jan 1915, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio  (Age 77 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1857
  Family ID	F6698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Hanna,   b. 5 Jan 1875, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	12 Dec 1894	Seattle, King County, Washington   [2, 4, 5]
  Biographical	had 2 children  [4]
  Religion	members of St. Mark's Episcopal church  [5]
  	He served as vestryman.
  Children	+ 1. Mary Louise Hoge,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Seattle, King County, Washington ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Anna Roberta Hoge,   b. 22 Mar 1898, Seattle, King County, Washington ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F6701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He possesses the enterprising and indomitable spirit of the west, combined with god judgment and foresight, and, moreover, his business principles and conduct will bear the cosest investigation. Representative Citizens of Seattle & King County – 1903 (Research):Link for article in Seattle Republican., October 27, 1911 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84025811/1911-10-27/ed-1/seq-4/

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] Representative Citizens of Seattle & King County Washington, (New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1903, 947 pages), page 221 (Reliability: 4). [S209] Who Was Who - Vol. I (1897-1942), The A. N. Marquis Company, (Chicago, Illinois: The A. N. Marquis Company, 1942), page 575 (Reliability: 4). [S122] Doster genealogy, Ben Hill Doster, (Richmond, Virginia: William Byrd Press, 1945, 306 pages), page 62 (Reliability: 4). [S122] Doster genealogy, Ben Hill Doster, (Richmond, Virginia: William Byrd Press, 1945, 306 pages), page 55 (Reliability: 4). [S206] Representative Citizens of Seattle & King County Washington, (New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1903, 947 pages), page 222 (Reliability: 4).