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About Peter J. Hooge
- Peter J.
- Hooge (July 5, 1886 – April 13, 1963) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan.
- He represented Rosthern from 1944 to 1948 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Winkler, Manitoba, the son of Johann Hooge, a farmer of Dutch descent who had come to Canada from Russia.
- Hooge was educated in Winkler, in Gretna and at the University of Manitoba, where he received a LLB degree.
- He taught school in Altona, Manitoba and Herbert, Saskatchewan.
- Hooge was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1914 and went on to practise law in Saskatoon, Leader and Rosthern.
- He married Margaret Matchuk in 1917.
- Hooge served several years as secretary for the Rosthern Board of Trade.
- In 1937, he was named King's Counsel.
- After retiring from politics in 1948, he was named to the district court for Moosomin.
- In 1961, he retired to British Columbia.
- Hooge was called to the British Columbia bar in 1962.
- He died a year later in Vancouver at the age of 76.Hooge Island in northern Saskatchewan was named in his honour.
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