Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas Jefferson Hogg

British writer and barrister

Date of Birth: 24-May-1792

Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Aug-1862

Profession: writer, author, barrister, biographer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Thomas Jefferson Hogg

  • Thomas Jefferson Hogg (24 May 1792 – 27 August 1862) was a British barrister and writer best known for his friendship with the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
  • Hogg was raised in County Durham, but spent most of his life in London.
  • He and Shelley became friends while studying at University College, Oxford, and remained close until Shelley's death.
  • During their time at Oxford they collaborated on several literary projects, culminating in their joint expulsion following the publication of an essay titled "The Necessity of Atheism".
  • They remained good friends, but their relationship was sometimes strained because of Hogg's attraction to the women who were romantically involved with Shelley. Hogg became a barrister and met Jane Williams, who had become a close friend of Percy Shelley's shortly before the poet's death.
  • Jane became Hogg's common-law wife and they had two children together.
  • The family settled in London, although Hogg's legal career meant that he often had to travel away from home. While living in London Hogg made the acquaintance of several well-known writers, and he published literary works of his own.
  • He studied Greek literature for much of his life and published several articles on the subject, including two entries in the Encyclopædia Britannica.
  • Most of the fiction he wrote was poorly reviewed.
  • His best-known literary work was The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley, an unfinished biography of the poet.
  • Although the book was well researched and painted a clear picture of Shelley as a young man, it was criticised for portraying him negatively. Hogg was well connected with Whig politicians.
  • He received an appointment to a government commission on municipal corporations and became a revising barrister.
  • His legal career was moderately successful, but he was often frustrated by his failure to attain his goal of becoming a professor or judge.
  • Nevertheless, he was able to provide for his family thanks to an inheritance and the income from his legal career.

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