Lawrence J. Hogan Sr. | Former congressman, 88
Lawrence J. Hogan Sr., 88, a combative Maryland political figure who rose to national prominence in 1974 by being the first Republican member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to call for President Richard M. Nixon's impeachment, died Thursday at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis.
Lawrence J. Hogan Sr., 88, a combative Maryland political figure who rose to national prominence in 1974 by being the first Republican member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to call for President Richard M. Nixon's impeachment, died Thursday at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis.
His son, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Jr., announced the death. A spokesman for the governor said Mr. Hogan died of complications from a stroke.
A onetime FBI agent, Mr. Hogan projected an image as a scrappy politician and conservative stalwart as a three-term congressman in the 1960s and 1970s and later as county executive in Prince George's County, Md.
Nevertheless, he possessed an independent streak, most visibly when he put his political future at risk by turning against a president from his own party during the Watergate scandal.
After being an early volunteer for his fellow Massachusetts native, Democrat John F. Kennedy, Mr. Hogan switched parties during the 1960 campaign and threw his support to Republican Richard Nixon.
Mr. Hogan first sought office in 1966, losing a bid for Congress. Two years later, when Nixon won the presidency, Mr. Hogan was elected to the House. - Washington Post