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12-562: Before being named "Hogansburgh", this was the correct original spelling, this hamlet was first known as St. Regis Mills and then in the early 1800s as Gray's Mills. It was named after William Louis Gray, a man who had been made a captive in Washington County and raised by the Mohawk natives in the area. Gray went on to be a highly influential member of the community. Hogansburg is named for Michael Hogan , an Irish ship captain who grew wealthy in

24-559: A location in Franklin County, New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Michael Hogan (shipowner) Michael Hogan (1766–1833) was an Irish-born shipowner involved in the early settlement of Australia. Michael Hogan was born in Ireland in 1766. Between 1780 and 1784 he served as a seaman and midshipman in the Royal Navy. After leaving the navy he sailed as

36-521: A seaman on trading voyages to India and China before becoming owner and captain of a ship trading between India and Europe. In 1789 Hogan married Frances Richardson, the illegitimate daughter of William Richardson, a trader that Hogan engaged in business with out of Bombay, and his at least partially ethnically Indian housekeeper, Anna Marie Lacy. Under the command of Hogan, Marquis Cornwallis departed Cork , Ireland on 9 August 1795, carrying 163 male and 70 female convicts. She also carried 36 soldiers of

48-511: The New South Wales Corps , and their families. About a month into the voyage Hogan had to put down a mutiny, with the result that seven convicts and a sergeant, one of the mutineers, died of their injuries, including flogging. Marquis Cornwallis then stayed for almost a month at the Cape , re-provisioning. She arrived at Port Jackson on 11 February 1796. In all, 11 male convicts died during

60-744: The East India trade. Hogan returned to the US in 1805 with his Indian wife; Hogan bought 20,000 acres (81 km) just north of what became the Adirondack Park , including the Town of Bombay, which was named in honor of his wife's birthplace . His son, William , served as supervisor, and was elected to the New York Assembly in 1822. In 1829 he became a judge of the court of common pleas for Franklin County, and in 1830 he

72-451: The course of the voyage. Hogan settled his family in New York in 1802, but continued to trade in various ships with Valparaíso , Chile and other south Pacific ports. From 1815 to 1817 Hogan was US consul at Cork in Ireland. From 1819 to 1820 he was US consul at Havana, Cuba. In 1823 he was appointed U.S. Consul and Navy Agent at Valparaíso. He held this position until his death. Hogan

84-448: The passage of migratory fish such as salmon and walleye, destroying the fisheries on which the Mohawk had depended for staple food. The owner finally found it uneconomical to continue to operate, and the Mohawk dismantled the dam in 2016, freeing more than 250 miles of river to the passage of fish again. 44°58′26″N 74°39′48″W  /  44.97389°N 74.66333°W  / 44.97389; -74.66333 This article about

96-521: Was a United States representative from New York from 1831 to 1833. The Hogan Group of islands in Bass Strait in between the Australian mainland and Tasmania is named after him. William Hogan (New York) William Hogan (July 17, 1792 – November 25, 1874) was an American merchant and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1831 to 1833. He

108-487: Was born in the parish of St. Paul's Convent Garden, London, England , on July 17, 1792. His father, Michael Hogan , was an Irish merchant and shipowner, who sailed with his family between Britain, South Africa, India, China and Australia. Hogan's mother was Frances Richardson Hogan, the illegitimate daughter of William Richardson, a merchant based in Bombay who Michael Hogan worked with and Anna Lacy, Richardson's housekeeper who

120-450: Was elected to Congress. Hogansburg was leased by Michael Hogan from the Mohawk in 1817, as it was part of their St. Regis Mohawk Reservation , with an agreement to provide a ferry across the St. Regis River. In 1818 Hogan oversaw the building of a grist mill as well. Other mills and dams were built, including one in 1929 on the St. Regis River near here to generate hydroelectric power. It blocked

132-716: Was involved in business enterprises in upstate New York, particularly in what became Bombay, New York . However he generally lived in New York City . He seems to have resided in Watertown, New York for some period of time. In New York City Hogan had a 100-acre estate positioned along the Hudson River with 107th Street as its southern edge. He named his house Claremont, and it later became the Claremont Inn . He died in 1833 at Washington, District of Columbia. His son William Hogan

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144-558: Was of at least partial native Indian descent. In 1803, Hogan senior and his family settled in New York City . Hogan pursued classical studies and graduated from Columbia College in 1811. He served in the War of 1812 and fought in the Battle of Plattsburgh . He studied law, was admitted to the bar but did not engage in practice. He served as a member of the New York State Assembly ,

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