Larry Hogan

Birth Name: Lawrence Joseph Hogan, Jr.

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: May 25, 1956

Ethnicity: Irish

Larry Hogan is an American politician. A Republican, he has served as Governor of Maryland, from January 21, 2015 to January 18, 2023. He was previously Vice Chair of the National Governors Association, from July 21, 2018 to July 26, 2019, and Chair of the National Governors Association, from July 26, 2019 to August 5, 2020.

Larry is the son of Nora Elizabeth (Maguire) and Lawrence Hogan (Lawrence Joseph Hogan), a Republican politician, who was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland, from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1975. Larry’s half-brother, Patrick N. Hogan, is also a politician, who was a Member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Larry was raised in Landover, Maryland, and then Florida.

Larry is married to artist Yumi (Kim) Hogan. Yumi was born in Naju, South Korea.

Larry’s paternal grandfather was Alexander Joseph Hogan (the son of William Joseph Hogan and Bridget Josephine Donnelly). Alexander was born in Massachusetts, to parents from Newfoundland, Canada. William was born in Carbonear, the son of Alexander Hogan and Catherine, who were Irish. Bridget was also born in Carbonear, the daughter of Michael Donnelly and Bridget, who were also of Irish origin.

Larry’s paternal grandmother was Josephine Madeline/Madaline Collins (the daughter of Lawrence/Laurence Collins and Bridget Martin). Josephine was born in Massachusetts, to Canadian parents, from Newfoundland and Labrador, who were of Irish descent. Larry’s great-grandfather Lawrence was the son of William Collins and Mary Murray. Bridget was the daughter of John Martin and Margaret Powers.

Larry’s maternal grandfather was named John J. Maguire. John was born in Pennsylvania.

Larry’s maternal grandmother was named Catherine Donohue. Catherine was born in West Virginia.

Sources: Genealogy of Larry Hogan (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Larry’s paternal grandparents, Alexander Joseph Hogan and Josephine Madeline/Madaline Collins – https://www.familysearch.org

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