Career
He was the first Roman Catholic priest to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons. He was known more commonly by his informal name: Father Andy. Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Review
Hogan received a Bachelor"s degree from Saint Francis Xavier University (Street Forex), where he became involved in the co-operative movement.
Saint F.X. was the home of the Antigonish Movement, started by Father Jimmy Tompkins and Review Doctor Moses Coady, that put the Rochdale Principles of Company-operation into action in the Maritimes by starting building co-ops, cr unions, co-op farms, et cetera
He studied theology at Holy Heart Seminary and was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1949. He was re-elected in 1979.
Hogan was defeated in the 1980 federal election, losing to David Dingwall by 294 votes.
After the defeat, he never ran for public office again. In 2002, Hogan died in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia after a long illness.