James Francis Hogan MP (29 December 1855 – 9 November 1924) was an Irish history professor at University College Cork, author and Member of Parliament for Mid Tipperary between 1893 and 1900.
[1] Born in County Tipperary in 1855, to Rody and Mary Hogan, he had one sister, Margaret.
He began writing in local newspapers on Catholic topics, before later editing the Victorian Review.
[1] Joining he Victorian Catholic Young Men's Society in 1884 he admired the legacy of Daniel O'Connell and campaigned to erect a memorial to him.
[1] He then returned to England, and in 1893 was elected unopposed to the House of Commons as MP for Mid Tipperary.