Marker Inscription
James Stephen Hogg was born in 1851 to Lucanda (McMath) and Joseph L. Hogg on the family's plantation near Rusk. After a political career in Wood County as justice of the peace, judge and prosecutor, he became Texas Attorney General in 1887. In 1890, he ran as the Democratic candidate for Governor. He returned to his native Rusk on April 19, 1890 to begin his campaign with a speech at Live Oak Park, where approximately 3,000 people gathered to hear him speak for almost three hours. His speech outlined his platform, which included the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission and the Alien Land Law, later considered among his greatest accomplishments as Governor. (2004)
About this site
James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County is a historical marker in Rusk, Cherokee County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7938, -95.1409 near Rusk. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gregg Family Home (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bonner Bank Building, Old, Perkins, James I. and Myrta Blake, House, and Frazier, I. K., Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073013057. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
