The Hogg Baronets

WILLIAM HOGG, having moved to Ulster from Scotland towards the latter end of the 17th century, settled in Lisburn, County Antrim.

He married Abigail Hamilton, and had issue (with one daughter),

William;
EDWARD, of whom presently;
James, of Lisburn.

The second son,

EDWARD HOGG (1722-1809), of Lisburn, espoused, in 1752, Rose, daughter of the Rev John O'Neill, of Largy, and had issue, two sons and three daughters, of whom,

WILLIAM, his successor;
James;
Abigail; Mary.

The eldest son,

WILLIAM HOGG (1754-1824), espoused, in 1783, Mary, daughter of James Dickey, of County Antrim, and had issue,

JAMES WEIR, his heir;
Charles;
Mary; Clara; Rosina; Lily Anne Maria.

The eldest son,

JAMES WEIR HOGG (1790-1876), married, in 1822, Mary Claudine, daughter of Samuel Swinton, of Swinton House, Berwickshire, and had issue,

JAMES MacNAGHTEN, his heir;
Charles Swinton, grandfather of the 6th and 7th Baronets;
Fergusson Floyer;
Stuart Saunders (Sir);
Frederick Russell (Sir);
Stapleton Cotton;
Quintin;
Isabella; Constance; Florence; Mary Rosina; Letitia; Amy; Annie Claudina.

Mr Hogg, MP for Beverley, 1834-47, a barrister, was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1872.

The Rt Hon Sir James Weir Hogg, 1st Baronet (Image: British Library)

He was created a baronet in 1846, designated of Upper Grosvenor Street, Middlesex.

Sir James, who resided at 40, Upper Grosvenor Street, and 4, Carlton Gardens, London, was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR JAMES MacNAGHTEN McGAREL-HOGG, 2nd Baronet (1823-90), KCB, who wedded, in 1857, Caroline Elizabeth Emma, daughter of Edward, 1ST BARON PENRHYN, and had issue,

JAMES DOUGLAS, his successor;
DUDLEY STUART, succeeded his brother;
RONALD TRACEY, succeeded his brother;
Archibald Campbell;
Edith Mary.

Sir James was elevated to the peerage, in 1887, in the dignity of BARON MAGHERAMORNE, of Magheramorne, County Antrim.

He added the surname of McGAREL in 1877 on inheriting the estates of Charles McGarel, his brother-in-law.

His lordship, of MAGHERAMORNE HOUSE, County Antrim, was succeeded by his eldest son,

JAMES DOUGLAS, 2nd Baron (1861-1903), born in London, a captain in the Life Guards, who married the Lady Evelyn Ashley-Cooper a year before succeeding to the titles.

Seemingly the 2nd Baron lived a dissolute life, and was unsuccessful in business. He was declared bankrupt in 1900 in Dublin and died just over two years later in Paris.

His lordship was succeeded by his brother,

DUDLEY STUART, 3rd Baron (1863-1946), second son of the 1st Baron.

In later life he retired to Bournemouth and was living in a nursing home in Surrey at the time of his death.

The barony subsequently devolved upon his brother,

RONALD TRACY, 4th Baron (1863-1957), who was unmarried, when the barony expired.

The Hogg baronetcy, however, reverted to his cousin,

SIR KENNETH WEIR HOGG, 6th Baronet (1894-1985), OBE, great-grandson of the first Baronet, Lieutenant-Colonel, Irish Guards, who married, in 1936, Aline Emily, daughter of Oswald, 2nd Baron Doverdale; the marriage, however, was without issue, and the title reverted to his cousin,

SIR ARTHUR RAMSAY HOGG, 7th Baronet (1896-1995), MBE, great-grandson of the first Baronet, who wedded, in 1924, Mary Aileen Hester, daughter of Herbert Philip Lee-Evans, and had issue,

MICHAEL DAVID, his successor;

Mark Arthur Philip;

Simon Charles;

Anthea Aileen.

Sir Arthur was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR MICHAEL DAVID HOGG, 8th Baronet (1925-2001), who married, in 1956, Elizabeth Anne Thérèse, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Terence Edmond Patrick Falkiner Bt, and had issue,

PIERS MICHAEL JAMES, his successor;

Adam Charles;

Oliver John.

Sir Michael was succeeded by his eldest son,

SIR PIERS MICHAEL JAMES HOGG, 9th and present Baronet (1957-), who wedded, in 1982, Vivien, daughter of Dr Philip Holman, and has issue,

JAMES EDWARD;

Sarah Alice. 

The merchant and philanthropist Quintin Hogg, seventh son of the first Hogg Baronet, was the father of Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham, twice Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom.

First published in October, 2010.