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Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)
Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)

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Quintin Hogg was the son of Sir James Weir Hogg, East India Company Chairman and MP. After schooling at Eton, Hogg went into the sugar trade. He proved highly successful, and in the course of his business career took on directorship of a number of other firms. A religious man, his main concern was philanthropy and in particular providing education to the poor. In 1887 he purchased the lease of the failing Royal Polytechnic Institution in Regent Street, which had been founded in 1838, and turned it into an institution under public management, providing instruction and recreation for young men and women from less well-off backgrounds. Hogg had particular success in providing technical training. With him as its president, the Polytechnic became the largest adult education provider in London. He died in his flat on the premises, asphyxiated by fumes from a gas heater.

Title

Quintin Hogg (1845–1903)

Date

1906

Medium

bronze & Portland stone

Measurements

H 190 x W 180 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 335 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

W1B_II_S006

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Regents Street Polytechnic

Work type

Statue

Owner

Westminster City Council

Custodian

Westminster City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

24th November 1906

Listing date

05/02/70

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on the front of the group's self-base: GEO. FRAMPTON / 1906

Inscription description

on the front of the pedestal: QUINTIN / HOGG / 1845-1903 / ERECTED / BY THE MEMBERS / OF THE / POLYTECHNIC / TO THE / MEMORY / OF THEIR / FOUNDER; on the west side of the pedestal: 1845-1918 / ALICE A. HOGG / WHOSE UNFAILING / LOVE & DEVOTION / CONTRIBUTED SO / GREATLY TO THE / SUCCESS OF THE / POLYTECHNIC; on the east side of the pedestal: 1914-1918 / PRO PATRIA / TO THE MEMBERS / OF THE POLYTECHNIC / WHO MADE THE / SUPREME SACRIFICE / 1939-1945

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Located at

Portland Street, Westminster

W1B 1PT

In the middle of the road, just south of the junction with Duchess Street.