Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (September 11, 1865 – February 26, 1938) was an American naval officer and businessman who served as the sixth Governor of the District of Alaska.

[1][2] He then served as a legal officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Equipment at the United States Naval Observatory.

Hoggatt was thwarted in his efforts however, first by the U.S. Congress, who were looking to control the growth of new monopolies, passing legislation limiting the size of mining districts.

This was due to Hoggatt fearing that potential new taxes created by a territorial legislature would discourage further economic development.

[1] The end of Hoggatt's term as governor came on May 18, 1909, when he resigned to make way for President William Howard Taft's appointment of Walter Eli Clark.

The former governor then moved to New York City where he spent the rest of his life, the final two years in declining health.