. ▁Paul ' s ▁Con vent ▁Garden , ▁London , ▁England , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁Michael ▁Hog an , ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁merchant ▁and ▁ship owner , ▁who ▁sa iled ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁between ▁Britain , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁India , ▁China ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Hog an ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁Frances ▁Richard son ▁Hog an , ▁the ▁il leg it imate ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Richard son , ▁a ▁merchant ▁based ▁in ▁Bomb ay ▁who ▁Michael ▁Hog an ▁worked ▁with ▁and ▁Anna ▁L acy , ▁Richard son ' s ▁house keeper ▁who ▁was ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁partial ▁native ▁Indian ▁descent . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁Hog an ▁senior ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁settled ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Hog an ▁purs ued ▁classical ▁studies ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Columbia ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pl att s burgh . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁eng age ▁in ▁practice . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly , ▁was ▁county ▁judge ▁of ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Jackson ian ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - second ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 ). ▁ ▁Hog an