Career
Born in Wanganui, Hogan was a machinist in the railway workshops, and a trade union secretary. Hogan represented the Wanganui electorate in the House of Representatives for six years from 1905 to 1911 as an Independent Liberal-Labour member. Later, he returned to Parliament as an Member of Parliament for Rangitikei between 1928 and 1931.
In 1935, he was awarded the.
