▁of ▁his ▁settlement ▁near ▁present ▁day ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Hog an ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁fer ry ▁directly ▁across ▁from ▁la ▁petite ▁ro che , ▁or ▁" the ▁little ▁rock ," ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁River . ▁Edmund ▁Hog an ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Missouri ▁in ▁Pul ask i ▁County ▁upon ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁Ark ansas ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁Territ orial ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁ ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁Fed rick ▁B ates , ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Act ing ▁Governor ▁of ▁Missouri ▁appointed ▁Hog an ▁as ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁for ▁several ▁town ships ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Pul ask i ▁County . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Legisl ature ▁from ▁Pul ask i ▁County ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁Hog an ▁had ▁sold ▁the ▁fer ry ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Cry stal ▁Hill , ▁in ▁Pul ask i ▁County . ▁He ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁several ▁slaves ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁amount