James Stephen Hogg was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas. He was born near Rusk, Texas. Hogg was a follower of the conservative New South Creed which became popular following the U.S. Civil War, and was also associated with populism. He was the first Texas Governor to have been born in Texas. Jim Hogg County is named after him.
Jim Hogg
Hogg's wife, Sarah Ann Stinson
Ima Hogg, circa 1900
Jim Hogg Road exit in Wood County off Interstate 20 northwest of Tyler, Texas
Rusk is a city and the county seat of Cherokee County in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 5,285.
Confederate Monument at Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk