James Myles Hogge

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James Myles Hogge (19 April 1873 - 27 October 1928) was a British social researcher and Liberal politician.

Hogge was educated at the Edinburgh Normal School, Moray House School of Education and Edinburgh University, where he was president of the Liberal Association. Hogge at first wanted to be teacher. He began as pupil teacher in Edinburgh and was a 1st class King’s Scholar at Moray House Training College, Edinburgh but he then qualified as a preacher in the United Free Church of Scotland. However, after engaging in work in the Edinburgh slums, he changed career again to concentrate on social work and research, at first in Edinburgh but then in York with Joseph Rowntree and his son Seebohm. On 4 February 1905, Hogge married Florence Rebecca Metcalfe, a widow from Malton in Yorkshire. They had one son and two daughters.

As to his political career, Hogge was elected to the York City Council as a Progressive in the Castlegate ward from 1907-1913. He was president of the York City and County Liberal Club and secretary of the Thirsk and Malton Liberal Association. In December 1910, Hogge stood as Liberal candidate in the Camlachie division of Glasgow losing narrowly to a Liberal Unionist but he was elected to Parliament at a by-election in February 1912 at Edinburgh East. An opponent of the Lloyd George coalition he was not given the 'coupon' at the general election of 1918 but increased his majority as an independent Liberal. He had misgivings about Asquith's leadership however and fell out of favour with the 'Wee Free' party establishment. He held his Edinburgh seat until the general election of 1924. From 1919-1920 he was President of the National Federation of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers.

Hogge died at his home in Hammersmith on 27 October 1928.